SparkyLinux 2023.03 releases: based on Debian Bullseye distro
SparkyLinux Rolling is a Debian-based Linux distribution which provides ready to use, out of the box operating system with a set of slightly customized lightweight desktops.
SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast, easy-to-use Linux distribution designed to work with both old and new computers, and features custom Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It is based on Debian GNU/Linux.Sparky is targeted to all the computer’s users who want replace existing, proprietary driven OS to an open-sourced.
Sparky is also targeted to two different groups of users:
– Home Editions – with all the tools, codecs, plugins and drivers preinstalled – to the users who want to have everything ready and works from the first system’s run
– Base Editions – with minimal set of tools – to advanced users who like to set up everything as they want
Main features of Sparky
– Debian testing based
– rolling release
– lightweight, fast & simple
– set of desktops to choose: LXDE, Enlightenment, JWM, KDE, LXQt, Openbox, MATE, Xfce
– ultra light base edition with Openbox or JWM desktops
– special gaming edition: GameOver
– CLI Edition (no X) for building customized desktop
– most wireless and mobile network cards supported
– set of selected applications, multimedia codecs and plugins
– own repository with a large set of additional applications
– easy hard drive / USB installation
In general, Sparky is not targeted to Linux beginners, rather to users with some amount of Linux knowledge.
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SparkyLinux 2023.03 releases.
Changelog
In glance:
– all packaged upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of March 6, 2023
– Linux kernel 6.1.12-ESR (6.2.2 & 5.15.98-ESR in sparky unstable repos)
– added new Debian repos: non-free-firmware
– Firefox 102.8.0 ESR (firefox-sparky 110.0.1 in sparky repos)
– Thunderbird 102.8.0
– Openbox 3.6.1-10
– LXQt 1.2.0
– Xfce 4.18
– MATE 1.26.0
– KDE Plasma 5.27.0
– LibreOffice 7.4.5
– Python 3.11.2; v3.10 removed
– Sparky APTus AppCenter 20230306
– the Sparky Live USB Creator with Persistence feature introduced in Sparky 2023.01 (dev) and 6.6 is available in this release as well
The live session user password is: live
