Sparky Backlight has been upgraded up to v0.2.0. What is Sparky Backlight? Sparky Backlight is a small tool which lets you change the desktop brightness via the panel’s tray icon. The tool is targeted to small window managers such as JWM or Openbox, but can be used on any desktop. Changes – uses xrandr instead … Read more
Our annual server payday is coming, so we’re starting our annual fundraiser. Until January 15, 2024 we need to collect and pay for the server the amount of EUR 510 plus min EUR 820 for our monthly bills, such as: electricity, gas, water, internet, domains, expenses related to improving the functionality of websites, constantly consuming … Read more
This is the first release of Sparky 7.1 RC1 “Orion Belt” targeted to the single board mini computers Raspberry Pi. Changes: – based on Debian 12 “Bookworm” – added packages: exaile, radiostation, libreoffice, rpi-imager – jgmenu replaced openbox-menu – added pcmanfm daemon to openbox autostart, which lets you automount external drives now ARM user:password – … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Spectrum What is Spectrum? A simple and intuitive console-based music player written in C++. Introducing yet another music player for tech enthusiasts that will simplify the way you experience your favorite tunes! Immerse yourself in the sound with the powerful equalizer, allowing you to fine-tune every aspect … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2023.10 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. It is based on Debian testing “Trixie”. The October update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.5, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of October 17, 2023, and most changes introduced at the … Read more