There is a new, testing live/install iso image of SparkyLinux 4.8 RC “Tyche” available to download. Sparky 4 is based on Debian stable line “Stretch”. Sparky 4.8 RC is a release candidate to upcoming next 4.8 stable release. Changes between 4.7 and 4.8 RC: – full system upgrade from Debian stable repos as of April … Read more
There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.1 “Nibiru” available to download. Sparky 5 follows the rolling release model and is based on Debian testing “Buster”. Sparky “Home” edition provides fully featured operating system with lightweight desktops: Xfce, MATE and LXQt. Sparky MinimalGUI (Openbox) and MinimalCLI (text mode) lets you install the base system … Read more
New updated live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 4.4 “Tyche” are available to download now. As before, Sparky “Home” editions provide fully featured operating system based on the Debian ‘testing’, with desktops of your choice: LXDE, LXQt, KDE, MATE and Xfce. Changes between versions 4.3 and 4.4: – full system upgrade as of August 15, 2016 … Read more
The Lumina Desktop Environment is available for Sparkers now. The Lumina Desktop Environment is a lightweight system interface designed for use on any Unix-like operating system. Lumina is based on using plugins, which allows the entire interface to be arranged by each individual user as desired. A system wide default layout is also included, and … Read more
The Trinity Desktop Environment is available to install for Sparky users now. From Wikipedia: The Trinity Desktop Environment project (TDE) is a fork of KDE 3.5, organised and led by Timothy Pearson, who had coordinated Kubuntu remixes featuring KDE 3.5, after Kubuntu switched to KDE 4. This project aims to release continuing bug fixes, additional … Read more