SparkyLinux
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 SparkyLinux 6.0 "Po Tolo" with Xfce | |
| Developer | SparkyLinux team[1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 5 May 2012[2] |
| Latest release | 7.2[3] / 7 December 2023 |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Update method | APT (front-ends available) |
| Package manager | dpkg (front-ends available) |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64, ARM |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | LXQt, MATE, Xfce and KDE |
| License | Mainly GPL and other free software licenses, minor additions of proprietary |
| Official website | sparkylinux.org |
SparkyLinux is a desktop-oriented operating system based on the Debian operating system. The project offers a ready to use operating system with various desktops to choose from.[4] SparkyLinux is released 3-4 times per year to provide the latest versions of all applications.
History
The project was born in October 2011 as an Ubuntu remix with Enlightenment as the default desktop having the name ue17r (Ubuntu Enlightenment17 Remix). After a few months of testing, the base system was changed to Debian, and it was renamed to SparkyLinux.
Features
SparkyLinux has two main "flavors": the "stable flavor", which is based on the latest Debian stable, and the “rolling flavor”, which is based on the testing (next stable) branch of Debian and uses a (semi-)rolling-release cycle. Additionally, it includes a collection of tools and scripts to help users with easy administration of the system.[5]
The default desktop environments are LXQt (former LXDE), MATE, Xfce, and KDE, but users can install other desktops via 'Sparky APTus'.
As Sparky ISO image features a few proprietary packages, the 'Sparky APTus' provides a small tool called 'Non-Free Remover' which can easily uninstall all 'contrib' and 'non-free' packages from the system.[6]
Since 2023, the project offers storage persistence from a utility which writes USB disk images. The feature so far only works on the MinimalGUI version of SparkyLinux.[7]
Special editions
- GameOver Edition, targeted to gamers. It features a large set of free and open-source games and some needed tools;
- Rescue Edition, provides a live system and a large number of applications for recovering broken operating systems;
- Multimedia for audio, video and HTML pages editing;
- MinimalCLI and MinimalGUI.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "SparkyLinux Team". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "SparkyLinux 1.0 wersja finalna". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ pavroo (7 December 2023). "Sparky 7.2". Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Start [Sparky Wiki]".
- ^ a b About SparkyLinux | SparkyLinux
- ^ "Sparky APTus – SparkyLinux". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ pavroo. "Sparky 2023.01 + Persistence". SparkyLinux. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
Further reading
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- Fagioli, Brian (8 July 2014). "SparkyLinux 3.4 GameOver -- a Linux distro for gamers". BetaNews. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Gayan (11 October 2014). "SparkyLinux 3.5 (E18) Review – Lightweight, Comes with Lots of Apps, But a Bit Buggy". Hectic Geek. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Germain, Jack M. (20 August 2014). "SparkyLinux GameOver Is a Winning Work-Play Combo". LinuxInsider. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Kanoy, Michael D. (30 September 2014). "SparkyLinux: Low Resource OS Packing Dynamite!". Reach Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Newell, Gary (26 November 2013). "Everyday Linux User review of SparkyLinux 3.1 Razor-Qt Edition". Everyday Linux User. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Newell, Gary (October 2014). "An Everyday Linux User Review Of SparkyLinux Gameover Edition". Everyday Linux User. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Smith, Jesse (18 February 2013). "First look at SparkyLinux 2.1 "Ultra" edition". DistroWatch Weekly. No. 495. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Smith, Jesse (20 October 2014). "SparkyLinux 3.5". DistroWatch Weekly. No. 581. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Watson, J. A. (July 21, 2017). "Hands-on with Sparky Linux 5, powered by Debian". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
External links
- Official website
- SparkyLinux at DistroWatch
