The 6th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.15.2, 6.12.33-LTS, 6.6.93-LTS – added new and updated existing German translations of Sparky tools; thanks to Roy Make sure some applications in Sparky repos has been not updated last week, including kernels, and not be updated until the next week. The SourceForge based package repos is also not…
SparkyLinux
Sparky news 2025/05
The 5th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.15.0, 6.12.31-LTS, 6.6.92-LTS – added to repos: Meru (it replaced gmail-desktop), Sparky Package Tool – fixed sddm-theme2-sparky which works with KF6 on testing trixie now (it is based on Breeze) Many thanks to all of you for supporting our open-source projects. Your donations help keeping them and…
Sparky Package Tool
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Sparky Package Tool What is Sparky Package Tool? Make sure IT IS NOT a package manager, IT IS a text-mode frond-end ONLY. Installation: Usage or short: It lets you choose the package manager of your choice: APT, Aptitude or Nala. Then do what you need. Manual commands: – APT – sparky-package-tool-apt or short…
Meru
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Meru What is Meru? Goals: – All your inboxes in one place – Never miss an important email – Enhanced protection against phishing – Privacy without compromise – Take back control of your inbox – Runs wherever you do There are 2 versions of your choice: – Free – For personal use and single account – Pro – For professional use and…
Sparky news 2025/04
The 4th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.14.4, 6.12.25-LTS, 6.6.88-LTS – Sparky 7.7 of the stable line released – added to repos: ElecWhat 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 May too, please. * Keep in mind that some…
ElecWhat
There is a new application available for Sparkers: ElecWhat What is ElecWhat? Features: – Desktop notifications – Tray icon with unread count (aka AppIndicator) – Custom keyboard shortcuts (default) – Spellcheck – CLI & D-Bus interface to show/hide/toggle window – Very stable, I have been running it for 6+ month without crash/freeze – Can be trusted: Code easy to review…
Sparky 7.7
The 7th update of Sparky 7 – 7.7 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 April 8, 2025 – Linux kernel PC: 6.1.129-LTS (6.14.1, 6.12.22-LTS, 6.6.86-LTS in sparky repos) – Linux kernel ARM: 6.12.20…
Sparky news 2025/03
The 3rd monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.14.0, 6.12.21-LTS, 6.6.85-LTS – Sparky 2025.03 of the rolling line released – added to repos: materialgram – The Sparky VPS infrastructure moved back to Debian – fixed an issue of sparky cli installer (the rolling/testing line) which breaks installation with home part encryption – quarterly update…
Materialgram
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Materialgram What is Materialgram? It is available to Linux and Windows platforms. Installation (Sparky 7 & 8 amd64): License: GNU GPL 3 Web: github.com/kukuruzka165/
Sparky 2025.03
This is the first update of Sparky semi-rolling iso images in the 2025. Main changes: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of March 10, 2025 – Linux kernel 6.12.17-LTS (6.13.6, 6.12.18-LTS, 6.6.82-LTS & 6.1.130-LTS in Sparky repos) – repository lists converted to the new format -> /apt-2-9-26-changes-on-trixie/ – Calamares 3.3.14 built with Qt6 – Xfce 4.20…