SparkyLinux
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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
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.[6]
The default desktop environments are
, 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.[7]
Since 2023, the project has offered storage persistence from a utility that writes USB disk images. The feature so far only works on the MinimalGUI version of SparkyLinux.[8]
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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "SparkyLinux Team". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "SparkyLinux 1.0 wersja finalna". Linuxiarze.pl. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Sparky 7.7".
- ^ "SparkyLinux Wiki". Sparky Wiki.
- ^ pavroo (13 October 2021). "ue17r". ArchiveOS. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b pavroo (18 December 2024). "About". SparkyLinux. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ pavroo (20 September 2023). "Sparky APTus". SparkyLinux. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ pavroo (20 January 2023). "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. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. 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.
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