Sparky 2021.06, the semi-rolling release which is based on Debian testing “Bullseye” is out. Debian Bullseye is hard frozen now, and is going to Full Freeze soon, so it is perfect time to give Sparky 6 a try before become stable. Changelog: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of June … Read more
Sparky 2021.03 of the (semi-)rolling line is out. It is the first snapshot in 2021 of Sparky which is based on the Debian testing “Bullseye”. Changes: – packages upgraded from Debian testing repos as of March 5, 2021 – Linux kernel 5.10.13 (5.11.3 & 5.12-rc2 in Sparky unstable repos) – Firefox 86.0 – Thunderbird 78.8.0 … Read more
There is a new, small tool available for KDE & Sparky users: Plasma video wallpaper module. The module lets you use a video file as an animated wallpaper or lock screen. It can be installed from Sparky repository via Synaptic or apt commands: sudo apt update sudo apt install qml-module-org-kde-video-wallpaper Then go to your desktop … Read more
There is an update of SparkyLinux 4.5 “Tyche” available now. As before, Sparky “Home” editions provide fully featured operating system based on Debian ‘testing’ with desktops of your choice: LXDE, LXQt, KDE, MATE and Xfce. Sparky MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI lets you install the base system with a minimal set of applications and your favorite desktop, … Read more
The Calligra suite 2.9.7 is available for Sparkers now. From Wikipedia: Calligra Suite is a graphic art and office suite by KDE split from KOffice in 2010. It is available for desktop PCs, tablet computers, and smartphones. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, databases, vector graphics, and digital painting. Calligra uses the OpenDocument … Read more