Sparky 2022.10 – SparkyLinux
New iso images of Sparky 2022.10 of the (semi-)rolling line are out.
Changes between Sparky 2022.07 and 2022.10: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of October 5, 2022 – Linux kernel 5.19.11 (6.0.0 & 5.15.72-LTS & 4.9.330-LTS49 in sparky unstable repos) – GCC compiler v12 installed , GCC v11 removed from iso images – added new ‘sparky7-theme’ with support of GTK2/3/4; it’s a package with a light and a dark theme to choose – added a dark theme to ‘sparky5-lxqt-theme’ package so you can choose between Sparky light and dark themes now in LXQt desktop – replaced Lightdm with SDDM session/login manager to all GTK based desktop iso images; the KDE and LXQt features SDDM as before; added a new SDDM theme ‘sddm-theme2-sparky’ to all live media; an older theme ‘sddm-theme-sparky’ is also installed; so all live media of the rolling line use SDDM now – ‘sparky-upgrade’ can be launched as a short command now: ‘spu’ (SParkyUpgrade) – LXQt 1.1.0 – Openbox 3.6.1 – KDE Plasma 5.25.5 – Xfce 4.16 – MATE 1.26.0 – Calamares 3.2.61 – Firefox 105.0.2 – Thunderbird 102.3.0 – VLC 3.0.17 – LibreOffice 7.4.1 – GRUB 2.06
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SparkyLinux 2022.10 Semi-Rolling Replaces LightDM with SDDM
A new display manager, kernel 5.19, and two new themes are some of the features in the just-released update to the Sparky Rolling series.
SparkyLinux is a Debian-based lightweight desktop-oriented Linux distribution that aims to be easy on system resources and can breathe new life into aging computers.
The distro has two editions. The first is a regular point release based entirely on the stable Debian branch that adheres to the established pattern of releasing new versions over time.