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
There is a new application available in our repos: Midori 7.0. Midori is a lightweight yet powerful web browser which runs just as well on little embedded computers named for delicious pastries as it does on beefy machines with a core temperature exceeding that of planet earth. And it looks good doing that, too. Oh, … Read more
Many thanks to all of you for supporting Sparky! Your donations help keeping Sparky alive. Don’t forget to send a small tip in December too 🙂 Country Supporter Amount Eric H. € 25 Krzysztof M. PLN 50 Roberto T. € 10 Emil N. PLN 30 John S. € 10 Ruedi L. € 10 Alexander F. … Read more
The 11th monthly report of 2018 of the Sparky project: – Sparky’s Linux kernel updated up to version 4.19.5 & 4.20-rc4 – the ‘etcher-electron’ package changed its name to ‘balena-etcher-electron’; uninstall the old one and install the new one if you use the tool – Advanced Installer fstab config has been improved and the old … Read more