There is a new application available for Sparkers: Yarock. From the project web site: Yarock is a modern looking music player, packed with features, that doesn’t depend on any specific desktop environment. Yarock is designed to provide an easy and pretty music browser based on cover art. Yarock is easy to build with a minimal … Read more
The 4rd monthly report of 2018 of Sparky project: – new iso images gotten localization to be chosen from boot list – implemented full disk encryption to upcoming Sparky 4.8 of the stable line – APTus 0.4.0 reconfigured and enlarged of new options of installing some popular application – sparky-xterm 0.2.0 uses now transparency tilda … Read more
There is an update of Sparky APTus 0.4.0 available in the testing repository. This update provides integration of a few Sparky tools, such as: sparky-aptus-gamer, sparky-codecs, sparky-desktop, sparky-office, sparky-webbrowser-installer and vmplayer-installer into one tool of APTus 0.4.0. Other changes: – aptus scripts divided into two modules (tabs) now: Accessories and System – added buttons of … Read more
There is a new, testing live/install iso image of SparkyLinux 4.8 RC “Tyche” available to download. Sparky 4 is based on Debian stable line “Stretch”. Sparky 4.8 RC is a release candidate to upcoming next 4.8 stable release. Changes between 4.7 and 4.8 RC: – full system upgrade from Debian stable repos as of April … Read more
It took really long, but finally I made my mind about the future of Sparky. Don’t think it showed up suddenly, yesterday or so, not really. To make this decision, I spoke with our community members via community sites, forums, made a few polls, and individual talks as well. I made many, many tests, checking … Read more