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| Developer | SparkyLinux team[1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 5 May 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-05)[2] |
| Latest release | 7.5[3] / 18 September 2024; 7 months ago (18 September 2024) |
| 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 andKDE |
| License | MainlyGPL and otherfree software licenses, minor additions ofproprietary |
| Official website | sparkylinux |
SparkyLinux is a desktop-orientedoperating system based on theDebian operating system.The project offers a ready-to-use operating system with variousdesktops to choose from.[4] SparkyLinux is released 3-4 times per year to provide the latest versions of all applications.
The project was born in October 2011 as anUbuntu remix withEnlightenment as the defaultdesktop having the nameue17r (Ubuntu Enlightenment17 Remix). After a few months of testing, the base system was changed to Debian and renamed SparkyLinux.[5]
SparkyLinux has two main "flavors": the "stable flavor", which is based on the latestDebian 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 areLXQt (formerLXDE),MATE,Xfce, andKDE, but users can install other desktops via 'Sparky APTus'.
As Sparky ISO image features a fewproprietary 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]
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