There are new iso images of Sparky 2024.11 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. It is based on Debian testing “Trixie”. The November update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.11, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of November 17, 2024, and most changes introduced at the 2024.11 release. The Linux kernel is 6.11.7, and 6.12.
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Annual Server Fundraiser 2024
The annual payment day for our servers is coming, so we are starting our annual fundraiser. By 15.01.2025, we must collect and pay for the servers the amount of 510 euros (approx. 2200 PLN) plus at least 4300 PLN for our monthly expenses, such as: internet, electricity, gas, water, fuel, as well as rent, medicines and life, which is becoming more and more expensive and difficult from month to…
Sparky 2024.11
This is the November update of Sparky semi-rolling iso images of the Debian testing line, which provides package updating as usually. Main changes: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of November 7, 2024 – Linux kernel 6.11.5 (6.11.7, 6.6.60-LTS, 6.1.116-LTS, 5.15.171-LTS in Sparky repos) – Midori web browser 11.4.2 (Firefox 132.0.1 in Sparky repos) – Thunderbird…
Sparky news 2024/10
The 10th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2024: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.11.5, 6.6.58-LTS, 6.1.114-LTS & 5.15.169-LTS – package whatsapp-for-linux changed its name to wasislos – added to repos: floorp browser – looks like empty window of APTus AppCenter is solved, thanks for our community members Preparation of next rolling release is on the way, stay tuned.
Floorp Browser
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Floorp Browser What is Floorp Browser? Goals: – Strong Tracking Protection – Flexible Layout – Customizable Design – Regular Updates – No User Tracking – Powered by Open Source Installation (Sparky 7 & 8 amd64): License: MPL and others, open-source Web: github.com/floorp-Projects/floorp/
Sparky news 2024/09
The 9th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2024: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.11.1, 6.6.53-LTS, 6.1.112-LTS & 5.15.167-LTS – Sparky 7.5 of the stable line released – added to repos: simplenote – finished translating Sparky apps to Finnish language For security, performance and server stability reasons, we have decided to move our services to a few separate machines.
Simplenote
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Simplenote What is Simplenote? Installation (Sparky 7 & 8 amd64): License: GNU GPL Web: github.com/automattic/
Sparky 7.5
The 5th update of Sparky 7 – 7.5 is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 7 “Orion Belt” of the stable line. Sparky 7 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 “Bookworm”. Changes: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky stable repos as of September 17, 2024 – Linux kernel PC: 6.1.106 LTS (6.11.0, 6.6.51-LTS, 5.15.167-LTS in sparky repos) – Linux kernel ARM: 6.6.
Sparky news 2024/08
The 8th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2024: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.10.7, 6.6.48-LTS, 6.1.107-LTS & 5.15.165-LTS – Sparky semi-rolling 2024.08 & 2024.08 Special Editions released – added to repos: PeaZip Many thanks to all of you for supporting our open-source projects. Your donations help keeping them and us alive. Don’t forget to send a small tip in september too…
Sparky 2024.08 Special Editions
There are new iso images of Sparky 2024.08 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. It is based on Debian testing “Trixie” … Read more