There is an update of SparkyLinux stable line 4.6.1-STB “Tyche”. This is Sparky edition based on Debian stable 9 “Stretch”. New live/install media features fixes of 3 issues found in the 4.6 release: 1. system installed via Calamares sets wrong chmod 777 of the root directory “/”, (should be 755); it is NOT Calamares related … Read more
There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 4.6-STB “Tyche” available to download. This is the first Sparky edition based on Debian stable line 9 codename “Stretch”. Sparky “Home” edition provides fully featured operating system with two lightweight desktops: LXDE and Xfce. Sparky MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI lets you install the base system with a minimal … Read more
The QT 5.7.0 doesn’t support GTK theming, so after upgrade Qt related packages, the Qt based applications look… not really nice on GTK based desktops. How to fix it: sudo apt update sudo apt install qt5-style-plugins Then: sudo nano /etc/environment and past into the file: QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2 then: sudo reboot That’s all. The first screen shows … Read more
This short tutorial shows you how to switch Sparky based on Debian testing “Stretch” to upcoming Debian stable “Stretch”. It’s for users whose prefer rock solid stability of Debian stable over never packages provide be Debian testing. So, you do not have to do that, if you stay on testing branch. 1. Change Debian repository … Read more
There is an update of the Enlightenment 0.21.6 ready in Sparky repository now. Make upgrade as before: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If you would like to make fresh installations, run: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install enlightenment