Koodo Reader
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
4d ago
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Koodo Reader What is Koodo Reader? A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web. It’s free and open-source. Features – Format support: EPUB (.epub), PDF (.pdf), DRM-free Mobipocket (.mobi) and Kindle (.azw3, .azw), Plain text (.txt), FictionBook (.fb2), Comic book archive (.cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cb7), Rich text (.md, .docx), Hyper Text (.html, .xml, .xhtml, .mhtml, .htm, .htm) – Platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux and Web – Save your data to OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, FTP, SFTP, W ..read more
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Sparky 7.3
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
1w ago
The 3rd update of Sparky 7 – 7.3 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 March 13, 2024 – Linux kernel PC: 6.1.67 LTS (6.8.0, 6.6.21-LTS & 5.15.151-LTS in sparky repos) – Linux kernel ARM: 6.6.20 LTS – LibreOffice 7.4.7 – KDE Plasma 5.27.5 – LXQt 1.2.0 – MATE 1.26 – Xfce 4.18 – Openbox 3.6.1 – Firefox 115.8.0esr (123.0.1-sparky in sparky repos) – Thunderbird 115.8.0 – VLC 3.0.20 – Exaile 4.1.3 – a ..read more
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Sparky news 2024/02
SparkyLinux
by wlad
3w ago
The 2nd monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2024: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.7.6, 6.6.18-LTS, 6.1.79-LTS & 5.15.149-LTS – waterfox-classic-kpe & waterfox-g-kpe have been replaced by waterfox-kde package – added to repos: mercury-browser, thorium-browser, noi, imaginer – linux-image-sparky-amd64 meta package replaced linux-image-sparky7-amd64 meta package on Sparky 7 only – updated sparky-tray so it calls APTus AppCenter instead of old APTus now – fixed kill yad at sparky-usb-imager, sparky-welcome & sparky-aptus-appcenter – they don’t kill all Yad running apps, only ..read more
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Noi & Imaginer
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
1M ago
There are new applications available for Sparkers: Noi & Imaginer What is Noi? A chatboot GUI application with support for ChatGPT, Claude, Bard, Poe, Perplexity, Copilot, HuggingChat, Pi, Coze and YOU. Features: – Support for loading any URL and system tray – Theme Mode (Light/Dark) – Multiple Languages – Prompt Management – AI Batch Questioning Installation (Sparky 7 & 8 amd64): sudo apt update sudo apt install noi License: ? (open-source) Web: github.com/lencx/Noi What is Imaginer? Imagine with AI. Generate pictures with Artificial Intelligence and save them. Installation (Spar ..read more
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Sparky 2024.02 Special Editions
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
1M ago
There are new iso images of Sparky 2024.02 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. It is based on Debian testing “Trixie”. The February update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.6, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of February 17, 2024, and most changes introduced at the 2024.01 and 2024.02 releases. There is no need to reinstall Sparky rolling, simply keep Sparky up to date. New iso images of Sparky semi-rolling can be downloaded from the download/rolling page Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr ..read more
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Sparky 2024.02
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by pavroo
1M ago
This is an update of Sparky semi-rolling iso images of the Debian testing line, which provides fixed CLI Installer issue of installing Sparky on btrfs and xfs file systems, package updating as usually, and new features. Main changes: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of February 11, 2024 – Linux kernel 6.6.13 (6.7.4, 6.6.16-LTS, 6.1.77-LTS, 5.15.148-LTS in Sparky repos) – Grub 2.12 – Pipewire 1.0.3 Sparky CLI installer changes: – added xfs and btrfs file systems back to the installer; the last issue did not let you install Sparky on the file systems properly, cous ..read more
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Mercury & Thorium
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
1M ago
There are new applications available for Sparkers: Mercury & Thorium What is Thorium? Chromium fork for linux named after radioactive element No. 90. Goals: – Always built with the latest stable version of Chromium. – Intended to behave like and have the featureset of Google Chrome, with differences/patches/enhancements listed below. – Includes Widevine, All Codecs, Chrome Plugins, as well as thinLTO, CFlag, LDFlag, LLVM Loop, and PGO compiler optimizations. It is built with SSE4, AVX, and AES, so it won’t launch on CPU’s below 2nd gen Core or AMD FX, but benefits from Advanced Vector EX ..read more
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Sparky 2024.01
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by pavroo
2M ago
This is the first update of Sparky rolling iso images in 2024 which works on the Linux kernel 6.6 as default, and provides updated packages from Debian ‘trixie’ and Sparky ‘sisters’ testing repos. What’s new: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of January 17, 2024 – Linux kernel 6.6.11 (6.7.0, 6.1.73-LTS & 5.15.147-LTS in Sparky repos) – Calamares 3.3.1 – Pipewire audio server installed, instead of PulseAudio – sparky-usb-imager replaces sparky-usb-formatter & sparky-live-usb-creator – LXQt 1.4.0 – KDE Plasma 5.27.10 – MATE 26.0 – Xfce 4.18 – Openbox 3.6.1-1 ..read more
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Sparky news 2023/12
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
3M ago
The 12th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2023: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.6.8 & 6.1.69-LTS & 5.15.145-LTS – Sparky 7.2 of the stable line released for amd64, i386, armhf & arm64 machines – added to repos: Mlvwm window manager for Sparky 7 & 8 amd64, i386, armhf & arm64 – APTus AppCenter uses nala if installed, instead of apt on Sparky testing (8) now The good news is, we already received your support/donations to cover VPS bill for the next year! You guys are awesome and we are very happy Many thanks to all of you for supporting our open-source projects ..read more
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MLVWM
SparkyLinux
by pavroo
3M ago
There is a new desktop available for Sparkers: Mlvwm What is Mlvwm? MLVWM Macintosh-like Virtual Window Manager is an X11 window manager with a classic MacOS appearance. Its primary features include: – Emulation of MacOS 7 & 8 menu bar & window decorations – Optional multiple virtual desktops – A main menu bar across the top of the screen, with: — Configurable global and per-application menus — Menu items trigger application functionality via keyboard shorcuts or commands — An icon menu which shows all windows and supports: — Switching desktops — Selecting, hiding, and showing window ..read more
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