Sparky 5.7.1

New live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.7.1 “Nibiru” are available to download. This is a minor update of live images of Sparky 5 based on Debian testing “Buster”. This update provides: – full disk encrypting via the Calamares installer back – Linux kernel 4.19.28 as default – all packages updated from Debian testing repos as … Read more

Sparky news 2019/03

The 3rd monthly report of 2019 of the Sparky project: • Sparky Tube received a few improvements • Advanced Installed has a new option which lets you choose autologin without password (suggested by Elton) • Sparky 5.7 released (LXQt, MinimalGUI/Openbox, MinimalCLI) • Sparky 5.7 Special Editions released (GameOver, Multimedia & Rescue) • Linux kernel updated … Read more

Sway

sway

There is a new, small desktop available for Sparkers: Sway What is Sway? Sway (SirCmpwn’s Wayland compositor) is a tiling Wayland compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3’s features, plus a few extras. This means it is a … Read more

mkusb

mkusb

There is a new tool available for Sparkers: mkusb What is mkusb? The mkusb tool was developed to make it simpler and safer to create boot drives with the method to flash or clone an iso image or a compressed image file. It is using dd under the hood.The target is a mass storage device, … Read more