There is an update of SparkyLinux 4.7 “Tyche” out there. This is Sparky edition based on Debian stable line 9 code name “Stretch”. No big changes, the new iso images provide updates of all installed packages, from Debian “Stretch” and Sparky repositories as of November 17, 2017. Highlights: – Linux kernel 4.9.0-4 (4.9.51) – Xfce … Read more
There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.1 “Nibiru” available to download. Sparky 5 follows the rolling release model and is based on Debian testing “Buster”. Sparky “Home” edition provides fully featured operating system with lightweight desktops: Xfce, MATE and LXQt. Sparky MinimalGUI (Openbox) and MinimalCLI (text mode) lets you install the base system … Read more
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
There is an update of SparkyLinux 4.5 “Tyche” available now. As before, Sparky “Home” editions provide fully featured operating system based on Debian ‘testing’ with desktops of your choice: LXDE, LXQt, KDE, MATE and Xfce. Sparky MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI lets you install the base system with a minimal set of applications and your favorite desktop, … Read more