The Apache OpenOffice suite has been uploaded to Sparky repos now. What is OpenOffice? Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format … Read more
The 7th update of Sparky 6 – 6.7 is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 6 “Po Tolo” of the stable line. Sparky 6 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”. Changes: – system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of May 8, 2023 – PC: … Read more
The arm64 is a new architecture supported by SparkyLinux. The arm64 images are almost the same as armhf ones, but uses the Linux kernel and packages from the arm64 repos. The images can be used on such machines: – Raspberry Pi Zero 2 – Raspberry Pi 3 – Raspberry Pi 4 See the Raspberry Pi … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Mullvad Browser What is Mullvad Browser? The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed in a collaboration between Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project. It’s designed to minimize tracking and fingerprinting. You could say it’s a Tor Browser to use without the Tor Network. Instead, you … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2023.03 Special Editions out there. The March update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.1.15 of the 6.1 LTS line, and other updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of March 21, 2023. Added to the GameOver spin: SC Controller + Heroic Games … Read more