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
There is a new tool available in Sparky’s git repos: Sparky Kernel Builder. The script easy the Linux kernel building process, if you would like to do yourself. The script downloads the kernel sources from kernel.org, untar it, lets you make changes in its configuration, and builds debs and source packages. It can be downloaded … Read more