A new application is available for Sparkers: Qt5ct. This utility allows users to configure Qt5 settings (theme, font, icons, etc.) under DE/WM without Qt integration. Qt5ct could use qt5 gtk theme, KDE breeze theme, the fusion theme, QtCurve theme and many more. Each style could be customized further by changing the color schema. Installation via … Read more
Sparky source code git repository has been moved to GitHub platform. Committing and changing should be easier now, so if you would like to change/help something in coding, simply join our small team: https://github.com/sparkylinux Translators could upload their locale changes directly to the new repos. The old git repository on SourceForge is still active, but … Read more
The first stable version of Linux kernel of the 4.13.x line – 4.13.0 just landed in Sparky “unstable” repository. The Sparky’s Linux kernel is available in Sparky “unstable” repository, so enabled it to upgrade (if you have older version already installed) or to make fresh installation: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/repository Follow the Wiki page: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/linux_kernel to install the … Read more
The Pantheon Desktop Environment packages are installed in Sparky from a 3rd party repositories. The latest upgrade has broken the desktop on Sparky 5.x based on Debian testing “Buster”. The desktop packages are targeted to Debian Stretch and still work fine on Sparky 4.x. So, I removed Pantheon desktop installation from MinimalGUI/CLI iso images, and … Read more
There is a small update of Sparky’s wm-logout tool 0.3.0. The wm-logout tool provides Yad based widow which lets you log out, hibernate, restart or shut down the system. It is targeted to tiny window managers, such as: Openbox, Fluxbox, i3, Jwm, IceWM, bspwm, awesome, etc., and is pre-installed in Sparky’s Openbox edition (MinmalGUI iso). … Read more