There is an update of Sparky 4.5.1 MinimalGUI available to download. The Sparky Advanced Installer doesn’t work as it should in the MinimaGUI edition, if you are trying to install an additional desktop. The installer calls a ‘desktop-installer’, but it does not coming back to the main installer with right privileges after. It used to … Read more
There is an update of Skype Installer 0.1.10 available in our repos. Due to problems with installing Skype stable 4.x on Sparky 64 bit, I made some changes inside the installer: – downloads and installs Skype 4.x on 32 bit systems – downloads and installs Skype 1.x Alpha on 64 bit systems There are some … 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
There is an update of Enlightenment 0.21.4 ready in Sparky repository now. Make upgrade as usually: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If you would like to make fresh installations, run: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install enlightenment There are also a few important, 3rd party updates landed to the repos as well: … Read more
Some changes already came to Sparky so its time to let you know about them. 1. All Sparky pages (blog, forums, wiki) are encrypted so they are available via the https protocol now. It does not make changes in Sparky repos. 2. New, updated Sparky iso images 4.5 should be ready on the end of … Read more