There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.0 “Nibiru” available to download. Sparky 5 follows rolling release model and is based on Debian testing branch “Buster”. From Wikipedia: In Babylonian astronomy, Nibiru (in cuneiform spelled dné-bé-ru or MULni-bi-rum). The term refers to the equinox and the astronomical objects associated with it… …Nibiru was considered … Read more
There is an update of SparkyLinux stable line 4.6.1-STB “Tyche”. This is Sparky edition based on Debian stable 9 “Stretch”. New live/install media features fixes of 3 issues found in the 4.6 release: 1. system installed via Calamares sets wrong chmod 777 of the root directory “/”, (should be 755); it is NOT Calamares related … Read more
The first, stable version of Linux kernel of the 4.12.x line – 4.12.0 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
There is new application available for Sparkers: AntiMicro. AntiMicro is a graphical program that can be used to map keyboard keys and mouse controls to a gamepad. This functionality is useful for playing games with no built-in or poor gamepad support. Installation: sudo apt update sudo apt install antimicro
An another month almost gone, even haven’t seen when… So what changed? – Lumina Desktop updated up to version 1.3.0; with new ‘lumina-mediaplayer’ tool; fixed reboot and poweroff menu options (during compilation process detected as Linux not Debian, with wrong the 2 commands before) – added new packages to the repos: Opera web browser, … Read more