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 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
This short tutorial shows you how to switch Sparky based on Debian testing “Stretch” to upcoming Debian stable “Stretch”. It’s for users whose prefer rock solid stability of Debian stable over never packages provide be Debian testing. So, you do not have to do that, if you stay on testing branch. 1. Change Debian repository … Read more
The default Sparky’s backup tool ‘Sparky Backup System’ has been upgraded up to version 20160808 (‘sparky-backup-core’ and ‘sparky-backup-sys’). Sparky Backup System is a tool which lets you backup your installed version of Sparky, including all installed applications, desktops and desktop settings into a single iso image file. But it doesn’t backup your personal files from … Read more