There is a change in the Sparky repository as of 27 December 2018. What changed? – Sparky stable line stopped using mixed Sparky stable and testing repos, couse it would be difficult keep in this stage for upcoming new ‘stable’ and ‘oldstable’ repos (next year) – most packages are available via a new ‘core’ repos … Read more
The first release of Linux kernel of the new 4.20 line just landed in Sparky “unstable” repository. Build status: – amd64 – build and installed OK -> uploaded – 686-pae – build and installed OK -> uploaded – 686 (non-pae) – did not build The Sparky’s Linux kernel is available in Sparky “unstable” repository, so … Read more
There is a new tool available for Sparkers: Lightdm Settings. What is Lightdm Settings? It is a configuration tool for the LightDM display manager. Installation: sudo apt update sudo apt install lightdm-settings The Lightdm Settings is borrowed from the Linux Mint project: github.com/linuxmint/lightdm-settings The tool has been brought to Sparky by Szymon “lami07”.
There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.6 “Nibiru” available to download. This it the 4th and the last this year iso image update of the rolling line, which is based on Debian testing “Buster”. Changes: – system updated from Debian testing repos as of December 16, 2018 – Linux kernel 4.19.9 (4.19.10 & … Read more
There is a new, small tool available for Sparkers: Sparky SU. This tool provides Yad based front-end for su (spsu) allowing users to give a password and run graphical commands as root without needing to invoke su in a terminal emulator. It can be used as a Gksu replacement to run any application as root. … Read more