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Viper Browser

viper browser

There is a new application available for Sparkers: Viper Browser What is Viper Browser? A powerful yet lightweight web browser built with the Qt framework Features: – All development is done with a focus on privacy, minimalism, and customization ability – Bookmark management – Built-in ad blocker, compatible with AdBlock Plus and uBlock Origin filters … Read moreViper Browser

Yarock

yarock

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 moreYarock

RSS Guard

rssguard

There is a new application available for Sparkers: RSS Guard. RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization. Installation: – via Synaptic – via APTus Extra >= 0.1.50 – via APT: sudo apt update sudo apt install rssguard Then run the tool from menu-> … Read moreRSS Guard

Dooble

dooble

A new application landed in Sparky repos: Dooble. Dooble is a secure, open source, WebKit based web browser that provides solid performance, stability, and cross-platform functionality. From Wikipedia: Dooble was created to improve privacy. Currently, Dooble is available for FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, OS/2, and Windows. Dooble uses Qt for its user interface and abstraction … Read moreDooble

QT 5.7.0 doesn’t support GTK theming

qmplay2

The QT 5.7.0 doesn’t support GTK theming, so after upgrade Qt related packages, the Qt based applications look… not really nice on GTK based desktops. How to fix it: sudo apt update sudo apt install qt5-style-plugins Then: sudo nano /etc/environment and past into the file: QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2 then: sudo reboot That’s all. The first screen shows … Read moreQT 5.7.0 doesn’t support GTK theming

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