As a year ago, and ago, Sparky needs YOUR help now! As all of you probably know, SparkyLinux is a non-profit project so doesn’t earn money. And probably some of you know that we have to pay bills for hosting server (vps), domains, the power (electricity), broadband (internet connection), etc. from our personal, home budget. … Read more
There is a new version of EDI 0.4.0 available in Sparky repos. EDI – The Enlightened IDE is a project to create a complete IDE using the EFL. It aims to lower the barrier to getting involved in Enlightenment development and in creating apps based on the EFL suite. Installation/upgrade: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get … Read more
The first stable version of Linux kernel of 4.8.x line – 4.8.0 landed in Sparky “unstable” repository. Make sure you have Sparky “unstable” repository enabled: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/repository to upgrade or install the latest kernel. Follow the Wiki page: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/linux_kernel to install the latest Sparky’s Linux kernel. Then reboot your machine to take effects. To quick remove … Read more
There are 3rd party updates available in the Sparky repository now: – Budgie desktop 10.2.7-3 (rebuilt due to upgrade libmutter0h -> libmutter0i) – EFL 1.18.1 – Itch client 18.9.0 – Sparky’s Linux kernel 4.7.4 (via Sparky ‘unstable’ repository) – TOR Browser 6.0.5 – VMware Player online installer 12.5.0 (works on Debian stable only) – … Read more
The Otter web browser 0.9.10 landed in Sparky repository. From Wikipedia: Otter Browser is a free and open-source web browser that aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera (web browser) (12.x) using Qt framework while keeping seamless integration with users’ desktop environments. Otter Browser is licensed under GPLv3. The present version is … Read more