There is a new application available for Sparkers: LazPaint What is LazPaint? Free cross-platform image editor, like PaintBrush or Paint.Net, written in Lazarus (Free Pascal). Uses BGRABitmap library. Can read layered files (lzp, ora, pdn, oXo), multi-images (gif, ico, tiff), flat files (bmp, jpeg, pcx, png, tga, xpm, xwd), vectorial (svg), 3D (obj). Has drawing … Read more
A next point release of Sparky 5.13 “Nibiru” of the stable line is out. This release is based on Debian stable 10 “Buster”. Changes between 5.12 and 5.13: • system upgraded from Debian stable repos as of November 3, 2020 • Linux kernel 4.19.152 (PC) • Linux kernel 5.4.72-v7+ (ARMHF) • Firefox 78.4.0esr • Thunderbird … Read more
The 10th monthly Sparky project and donation report of 2020: • Linux kernel updated up to version 5.9.2 & 5.10-rc1 • Sparky 4.13 “Tyche” of the oldstable line released • Sparky ‘oldstable’, ‘stable’ & ‘testing’ repos removed; use ‘tyche’, ‘nibiru’ or ‘potolo’ instead • Added to repos: MellowPlayer, Boostnote, FFQueue, Hiero • Added to APTus … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Boostnote What is Boostnote? Boost Note is an intuitive and stylish markdown editor. It’s fully open-source, and used by 1 million developers. Features: – Cloud Storage – Notes in a cloud storage will be stored safely and accessible from other devices. – Multiple Platforms – Boost Note … Read more
There is an update of Sparky oldstable 4.13 code name “Tyche” out there. It is based on the Debian oldstable “Stretch”. Changes: • system upgrade from Debian oldstable “Stretch” repos as of October 2, 2020 • Calamares doesn’t refresh package list to avoid breaking installation if Debian or Sparky repo is off • Sparky repos … Read more