SparkyLinux E19 is an open source, fast and simple Linux distribution built around the modern and lightweight Enlightenment E19 desktop environment and using the stable and reliable Debian GNU/Linux as its base.
Offers a rolling-release model
The SparkyLinux project follows a rolling-release model based on the stable Debian branch, has five different desktop environments, supports most wireless and wired network cards, includes support for English and Polish languages, and it is easily installable on disk drives or USB sticks. In addition, the operating system includes Lite (JWM), Xfce, LXDE, MATE, Razor-Qt, CLI, Trinity, Ultra, and GameOver editions, which can all be downloaded from Softoware.
Distributed as 64-bit and 32-bit Live DVDs
SparkyLinux E17 is distributed as Live DVD ISO images, one for each of the supported hardware platforms (32-bit and 64-bit), designed to be installed on a local disk drive.
Boot options
The boot medium supports the English, French, German, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish languages.
It can also be used to boot the live environment in text mode, failsafe mode, run a memory test, or boot from the first hard disk drive. As mentioned before, this edition comes with the Enlightenment window manager, which provides users with an eye-candy and accessible desktop experience.
Default applications
Default applications include the Iceweasel web browser (fork of Mozilla Firefox), Icedove email client (for of Mozilla Thunderbird), Liferea feed reader, gFTP FTP client, Pidgin instant messenger, TeamViewer remote desktop client, Transmission torrent downloader, uGet download manager, and XChat IRC client.
Additionally, the Hotot Twitter client, the official Dropbox client, GIMP image editor, Audacity sound editor, Avidemux video editor, DeVeDe DVD-Video creator, Exaile music player, GNOME MPlayer video player, Radio Tray, VLC Media Player, RecordMyDesktop, OGMRip video encoder, PlayOnLinux, and the entire LibreOffice office suite are also included.
Bottom line
All in all, SparkyLinux E17 is a superb Linux distribution. It is fast, stable, reliable, modern, and comes with a very good collection of open source applications. We recommend using it as your only operating system, on either high-end or low-end computers.
What is new in this release:
- Linux kernel 3.14
- All packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/05/31
- Enlightenment has been updated up to version E18 (0.18.2/0.18.5), see how to manually upgrade E17 to E18: http://sparkylinux.org/how-to-upgrade-sparky-e17-to-e18/
- Support for installation on machines with EFI
- systemd is the default init system now, see how to change sysvinit to systemd:
- http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-systemd/
- Sparky e18 is shipped with Sparky-Dark theme made by Agust with a wallpaper based on Sakasa artwork, the theme can be downloaded from sourceforge:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/sparkylinux/files/files/themes/A-18-Dark-Sparky.edj/download
- The repository list has been split:
- The main one features Debian repository only inside the file /etc/apt/sources.list
- All additional repositories have been moved to the directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
- see: http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-repository/
- Sparky Center - our system control center for LXDE desktop has been rebuilt, added tabs for every option and upgraded up to version 0.2.1
- Sparky APTus - our tool for updating, installing and removing packages has been updated up to version 0.2.0; it offers new functions now:
- Removing Non-Free and Restricted packages which are pre-installed in the system
- Installation of missing language packages
- Every option is placed in a separated tab
- Sparky-Tray - our small app which is loaded to the system's panel tray and gives quick access to APTus, Synaptic, repository list editor and root terminal has been updated up to version 0.1.2. It lets you edit all repo lists due to changes occurred in the repository list
- Sparky-Backup-Apps - our applications backup tool has been updated up version 0.1.4
- Sparky-Backup-System - our system backup tool has been updated up to version 0.1.7 - due to moving Sparky to systemd
- A few apps have been removed: aptoncd, avidemux, audacity, devede, ogmrip, soundconverter; still available to install in the repository
- Added a new package: hardinfo
- New application in our repository: skype
- Teamviewer has been updated up to version 9
What is new in version 4.0:
- Linux kernel 3.14
- All packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/05/31
- Enlightenment has been updated up to version E18 (0.18.2/0.18.5), see how to manually upgrade E17 to E18: http://sparkylinux.org/how-to-upgrade-sparky-e17-to-e18/
- Support for installation on machines with EFI
- systemd is the default init system now, see how to change sysvinit to systemd:
- http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-systemd/
- Sparky e18 is shipped with Sparky-Dark theme made by Agust with a wallpaper based on Sakasa artwork, the theme can be downloaded from sourceforge:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/sparkylinux/files/files/themes/A-18-Dark-Sparky.edj/download
- The repository list has been split:
- The main one features Debian repository only inside the file /etc/apt/sources.list
- All additional repositories have been moved to the directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
- see: http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-repository/
- Sparky Center - our system control center for LXDE desktop has been rebuilt, added tabs for every option and upgraded up to version 0.2.1
- Sparky APTus - our tool for updating, installing and removing packages has been updated up to version 0.2.0; it offers new functions now:
- Removing Non-Free and Restricted packages which are pre-installed in the system
- Installation of missing language packages
- Every option is placed in a separated tab
- Sparky-Tray - our small app which is loaded to the system's panel tray and gives quick access to APTus, Synaptic, repository list editor and root terminal has been updated up to version 0.1.2. It lets you edit all repo lists due to changes occurred in the repository list
- Sparky-Backup-Apps - our applications backup tool has been updated up version 0.1.4
- Sparky-Backup-System - our system backup tool has been updated up to version 0.1.7 - due to moving Sparky to systemd
- A few apps have been removed: aptoncd, avidemux, audacity, devede, ogmrip, soundconverter; still available to install in the repository
- Added a new package: hardinfo
- New application in our repository: skype
- Teamviewer has been updated up to version 9
What is new in version 3.6:
- Linux kernel 3.14
- All packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/05/31
- Enlightenment has been updated up to version E18 (0.18.2/0.18.5), see how to manually upgrade E17 to E18: http://sparkylinux.org/how-to-upgrade-sparky-e17-to-e18/
- Support for installation on machines with EFI
- systemd is the default init system now, see how to change sysvinit to systemd:
- http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-systemd/
- Sparky e18 is shipped with Sparky-Dark theme made by Agust with a wallpaper based on Sakasa artwork, the theme can be downloaded from sourceforge:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/sparkylinux/files/files/themes/A-18-Dark-Sparky.edj/download
- The repository list has been split:
- The main one features Debian repository only inside the file /etc/apt/sources.list
- All additional repositories have been moved to the directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
- see: http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-repository/
- Sparky Center - our system control center for LXDE desktop has been rebuilt, added tabs for every option and upgraded up to version 0.2.1
- Sparky APTus - our tool for updating, installing and removing packages has been updated up to version 0.2.0; it offers new functions now:
- Removing Non-Free and Restricted packages which are pre-installed in the system
- Installation of missing language packages
- Every option is placed in a separated tab
- Sparky-Tray - our small app which is loaded to the system's panel tray and gives quick access to APTus, Synaptic, repository list editor and root terminal has been updated up to version 0.1.2. It lets you edit all repo lists due to changes occurred in the repository list
- Sparky-Backup-Apps - our applications backup tool has been updated up version 0.1.4
- Sparky-Backup-System - our system backup tool has been updated up to version 0.1.7 - due to moving Sparky to systemd
- A few apps have been removed: aptoncd, avidemux, audacity, devede, ogmrip, soundconverter; still available to install in the repository
- Added a new package: hardinfo
- New application in our repository: skype
- Teamviewer has been updated up to version 9
What is new in version 3.2:
- Linux kernel 3.11-2 (3.11.10-1)
- All packages have been upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2013/12/15
- Enlightenment 0.17.3-2
- PCManFM 1.1.2-1 (e17 desktop)
- Added support for installation 32 bit applications on 64 bit systems
- Added 32 bit wine package for 64 bit system
- Added package curl - it's a missing depends for PlayOnLinux
- e17 desktop - added packages: sparky-locales, sparky-passwdchange, sparky-timedateset, sparky-users, sparky-xdf
- sparky-aptus has been updated up to version 0.1.6 - added new option ‘Fix Broken DPKG' - it lets you fix not (or wrong) installed/upgraded packages with ‘dpkg' tool.
What is new in version 3.1:
- Linux kernel 3.10-3 (3.10.11-1)
- All packages have been updated from Debian testing repositories as of 2013/10/05
- SparkyBackup-System one more bug fixed (thanks to The Black Pig) - updated up to 0.1.5
- e17 desktop is available as a separated iso image now and it has been updated up to 0.17.3 version from Debian unstable Sid repository
- Added Teamviewer client, Sparky APTus, Minitube, Gnote, Osmo, Radiotray and Xfburn.
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