This is an additional, extra update of Sparky’s October’s rolling iso images which features Linux kernel 6.0.3 of the latest 6.0 line, and other updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos. Make sure, applications which uses pkexec (Synaptic, Sparky Installer (Calamares), Gufw, etc.) to be launched in live session, with superuser privileges need password … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2022.10 Special Editions: GameOver, Multimedia & Rescue ready to go. Sparky “GameOver” Edition features a lightweight desktop, a very large number of preinstalled games, useful tools and scripts. Built for gamers. Sparky “Multimedia” Edition uses a lightweight desktop environment and features a large set of tools for creating … Read more
New iso images of Sparky 2022.10 of the (semi-)rolling line are out. Changes between Sparky 2022.07 and 2022.10: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of October 5, 2022 – Linux kernel 5.19.11 (6.0.0 & 5.15.72-LTS & 4.9.330-LTS49 in sparky unstable repos) – GCC compiler v12 installed , GCC v11 removed … Read more
The LXQt 1.1.0 packages are not available in Sparky repos any more! It can be installed from Debian ‘bookworm’ repos now! The LXQt desktop has been updated up to version 1.1.0. Make sure, it was tested on Sparky testing (7) / Debian testing “Bookworm” amd64 only. To get the latest LXQt desktop do: 1. Add/create … Read more
The 4th update of Sparky 6 – 6.4 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 August 11, 2022 – PC: … Read more