There is a new application available for Sparkers: Discord. What is Discord? All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Stop paying for TeamSpeak servers and hassling with Skype. Simplify your life. Installation (64 bit only): apt update apt install sparky-aptus sparky-aptus-extra It requires: – … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Caprine. What is Caprine? Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app. Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features. Installation (64 bit only): apt update apt install caprine The application is licensed under the MIT License. The project’s GitHub repository: github.com/sindresorhus/caprine The project … Read more
There is a new version of Sparky Desktop 20180815.1 package in our repository. The ‘sparky-desktop’ is a module of APTus which lets you install, reinstall or remove a desktop. Due to problems with uninstalling all desktops, new configuration has been implemented to make sure that a chosen desktop is properly removed from your system. The … Read more
There is a small but important change in the Sparky’s default Enlightenment settings. You can ignore this post if you have only Enlightenment desktop installed. If you installed Sparky with Enlightenment with ‘sparky-desktop-enlightenment’ meta packages, via APTus or Minimal iso image, and have more than just the Enlightenment desktop installed – there is a conflict … Read more
The first version of Linux kernel of the new 4.18 line – 4.18.0 just landed in Sparky “unstable” repository. Build status: – amd64 – build and installation OK – uploaded – 686-pae – build and installation OK – uploaded – 686 (non-pae) – build failed The Sparky’s Linux kernel is available in Sparky “unstable” repository, … Read more