The deepin desktop environment related packages have been updated up to the latest versions and moved to a separated repository. Due to a few dependency problems, all dde related packages have been moved to new sparky’s “dde” repository: deb https://sparkylinux.org/repo dde main deb-src https://sparkylinux.org/repo dde main stored in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sparky-dde.list The new repos will be set … Read more
I received a few messages from our community members (the last one from Daniel Campos Ramos) about APTus, specially about an option of desktops removing. The point is, if APTus offers an option which lets you easy install most popular desktops, why doesn’t it let easy removing them? It’s good question, and the possibility has … Read more
Welcome everybody in new 2017 year! I am still online, and I hope you are ready for Sparky this year too. I was sick a few last days, means no drinking, no dancing, just hot tea with lemon and honey and vitamins. But nothing happens without reasons, for sure. I made some small changes and … Read more
Lumina Desktop has been moved to Sparky repos. The latest version of Lumina Desktop 1.1.0 patch1 is available straight from Sparky repos. I decided to build it myself and put it to our repos. The Lumina Desktop is available as a single package, with a full source code as well. Upgrade should be done via … 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