There is an updated iso image of Sparky 45-dev20161107 ready to go. It fixes a small issue around authentication agent found in the previous 4.5-dev20161106 iso. The development iso images for i686 and x86_64 machines are placed on the download/development page. Please test it and report whatever you find.
The last upgrade of GNOME Flashback Metacity session went fine, but the desktop doesn’t want to start itself. Tested with Lightdm only, as it is the Sparky’s default session manager. You can fix it in few ways: Easy way: Make full system upgrade, then run APTus-> Desktop-> GNOME Flashback to reinstall all the desktop … Read more
The Deepin desktop is not available for Sparky any more! There is a new desktop available for Sparkers now: Deepin Desktop Environment. DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) is a lightweight, elegant desktop environment originally created for the Linux Deepin distribution. Installation Installation on existing Sparky installation, alongside to other desktops can be performed via APT/Synaptic/APTus. 1. … Read more
The latest version of Budgie Desktop 10.2.8 just landed in our repository. If you have an older version already installed, simply perform your system upgrade: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If you would like to make fresh installations, do: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install budgie-desktop Then reboot/relogin to the new desktop to … Read more
There is an update of Enlightenment 0.21.3 ready in Sparky repository now. Make upgrade as usually: 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