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
Some changes come to Sparky, so it’s time to let you know about them. As some of you probably know, after a few discuss at our forums and a community portal, a new edition of Sparky is coming. It will be based on Debian stable – upcoming Debian stable Stretch. There will be one … Read more
The first, stable Linux kernel of the 4.9.x line – 4.9.0 landed in Sparky “unstable” repository. I was really busy last week creating and uploading new iso images of Sparky 4.5.2. I also tried to build the Linux kernel 4.9.0, but it did not work as it should. I rebuilt it today, so can be … 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
SparkyLinux special editions: GameOver, Rescue and Multimedia have been upgraded up to version 4.5. This release is based on SparkyLinux 4.5 and is fully compatible with Debian testing “Stretch”. “GameOver” Edition features LXDE desktop, a very large number of preinstalled games and useful tools. It’s targeted to gamers. SparkyLinux “Rescue” Edition is an operating system … Read more