There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 4.6-STB “Tyche” available to download. This is the first Sparky edition based on Debian stable line 9 codename “Stretch”. Sparky “Home” edition provides fully featured operating system with two lightweight desktops: LXDE and Xfce. Sparky MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI lets you install the base system with a minimal … Read more
There is a new, small tool available for Sparkers: Update Checker & Notifier The tool checks (in shadow) packages to be upgraded and displays notification on desktop. Installation: sudo apt update sudo apt install sparky-aptus-upgrade-checker Then reboot to let it start working. It doesn’t run if: • running live system • no active internet connection … Read more
New application landed in Sparky repository: Gradio. A GTK3 app for finding and listening to internet radio stations. Installation: sudo apt update sudo apt install gradio
Not much published in May, but changes happen under the hood: – the biggest changes are around Sparky packages – I built many source packages of Sparky tools, and they landed to our repos already. Still some packs missing, but keep building when I can – APTus upgraded up to 0.3.11, which features new … Read more
A new application landed in Sparky repos: Dooble. Dooble is a secure, open source, WebKit based web browser that provides solid performance, stability, and cross-platform functionality. From Wikipedia: Dooble was created to improve privacy. Currently, Dooble is available for FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, OS/2, and Windows. Dooble uses Qt for its user interface and abstraction … Read more