What's new in SparkyLinux Rescue 2019.11 Rolling
Nov 11, 2019
- system upgraded from Debian testing “Bullseye” repos as of November 10, 2019
- Calamares installer 3.2.16 + kpmcore 4
- Linux kernel 5.2.17 as default (5.3.10 & 5.4-rc7 in Sparky unstable repos)
- obmenu-generator removed from Rescue edition (due to Perl updated up to 5.30 and libgtk2-perl removed); it has been replaced by sparky-obmenu-rescue
- added Sid repos back (not active) – use it on your own risk
- Yad updated up to 5.0, but it is available from Sparky unstable repos now
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 5.7 Rolling (Mar 19, 2019)
- system updated from Debian testing repos as of March 4, 2019
- Linux kernel 4.19.16 (5.0 & 4.20.14 available at Sparky “unstable” repos)
- the Calamares installer updated up to version 3.2.4
- user’s folders such as: Documents, Music, Download, etc. are automatically created now in your home dir in Openbox and other, small window managers
- Yad reinstalled to the default Debian’s version + removed old libs (html mode doesn’t work now)
- Linux kernel has been reverted to Debian’s version from testing repos (amd64 / 686 non-pae) as default
- the system identifies itself with a release number 5.7 now instead of a line number 5
- APTus enlarged off two new sections of applications: AudioTool & VideoTool
- a few small fixes
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 5.6.1 Rolling (Jan 4, 2019)
- system updated from Debian testing repos as of January 2, 2019
- Linux kernel 4.20.0
- the Calamares installer 3.2.1
- added Sparky new repos configuration
- /etc/shadow has right owner and chmod in live session and after installing Sparky on a hard drive now
- added packages: xfce4-notifyd, xfce4-power-manager, sparky-fileopen
- thunar daemon is enabled as default
- many other small fixes
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 5.5.1 Rolling (Oct 5, 2018)
- system updated from Debian testing repos as of November 05, 2018
- fixed menu entry of DDRescue-GUI and Gparted
- added new tools: vim, chntpw, sparky-aptus
- reconfigured sparky-remsu tool: changed name of sparky-xterm-exec to sparky-remsu-exec, so it had to be changed in obmenu-generator too. The old name could confuse users so the new one is much proper. The sparky-remsu-exec tool lets run non-sparky tools with root privileges.
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 5.5 Rolling (Sep 27, 2018)
- system updated from Debian testing repos as of September 24, 2018
- Linux kernel 4.18.6 (4.18.9 & 4.19-rc5 sparky are available at Sparky “unstable” repos)
- the Calamares installer updated up to version 3.2.1
- Thunar daemon is deactiveted in live session, due to problem of automounting new partitions created by Calamares
- removed packages: libpam-gnome-keyring, vim, systemd-ui
- added new packages: seahorse, rxvt-unicode
- the Calamares and Advanced Installer remove Cryptsetup packages now (Calamares removes the packages if the system is not installed on an encrypted disk/partition)
- small fixes
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 4.5.3 (Jan 24, 2017)
- system updated from Debian testing repository as of 23 Jan 2017
- added a new tool Redo Backup and Recovery
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 4.2 (Dec 29, 2015)
- full system upgrade from Debian testing repository as of December 25, 2015
- Linux kernel 4.3.0
- 32 bit iso images features the Linux kernel i686 (non-pae) now
- libc6 2.21
- gcc 5.3.1 (gcc 4.9 removed from the system)
- APT 1.1.5
- Wine 1.8
- removed all old Sparky wallpapers from the live iso images, and the default wallpapers has been slightly modified, depends of a Sparky edition
- Backup (creating and restoring): Clonezilla, DDRescue + GUI, FSArchive, Grsync, luckyBackup, Partclone, Partimage + Partimage Server
- Bootloader (fixing the bootloader GRUB): Boot Repair
- Chroot (chrooting into Linux distributions): Chroot, Chrooter (Sparky Chrooter)
- Dysk (managing and partitioning): Cfdisk, Disktype, Fdisk, Gdisk, GParted, Parted, TeskDisk
- Encryption (encrypting disks and partitions): Cryptsetup, Tcplay, VeraCrypt, zuluCrypt, zuluMount
- Files (operations on files and directories): Eraser (Sparky Eraser), PCManFM, Midnight Commander, PhotoRec, Shred, Tux Commander, Wipe, Xarchiver
- Malware (antivirus and antirootkits scanners): Chkrootkit, ClamAV, ClamTK, Rkhunter
- Monitoring: top, htop, lxrandr, nmon
- Network (access to MS Windows shared folders): samba klient
- Package Management: APT, RPM, YUM, Zypper
- Passwords MS Windows (MS Windows passwords cracker): ophcrack
- Remote Desktop : Gigolo, rdesktop + GUI, Remmina, TeamViewer Instalator
- Wsparcie dla systemów plików : Reiserfs, Reiser4, ext3/4, iso9660, UDF, XFS, JFS, UFS, HPFS, HFS, HFS+, Time Machine FS, MINIX, MS DOS, NTFS, VFAT. BTRFS, Exfat, F2FS, LVM2, NILFS2
- Quick Help
- ultra lightweight Openbox window manager
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 3.6 (Dec 8, 2014)
- improvements, such as:
- Linux kernel 3.16.0-4 (3.16.7-2)
- razor-qt 0.5.2-4
- grub 2.02~beta2
- Twitter’s microblogging client Hotot replaced by Turpial (Hotot is not under development any more)
- the new wallpaper ‘Vortex’ by LiquidSky64
- Sparky Conky Manager updated up to version 0.1.7 having a new applet of battery status
- System has been synchronized with Debian “testing” repository as of 03/12/2014.
- Added new apps:
- sparky-aptus-upgrade (System Upgrade) – small (recommended) tool for system upgrading
- sparky-systemd-ui – a metapackage which gives you an access to systemd settings as root
- Removed packages:
- sparky-tray
- old, deprecated mate packages of 1.4 & 1.6
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 3.4 (Jun 4, 2014)
- Linux kernel 3.14
- All packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/05/31
- Razor-Qt 0.5.2-4
- 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/
- 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
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 3.3.1 (Mar 17, 2014)
- Due to a small bug in the base system (one library missing), the ‘new’ live installer does not want to launch in the Razor-Qt Edition of Sparky 3.3.
- The new iso image of SparkyLinux 3.3.1 Razor-Qt is free of the bug so the new installer works fine.
- Anyway there is the ‘old’ installer in the live system too so it can be used instead of the new one.
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 3.3 (Mar 7, 2014)
- New iso images of SparkyLinux provide a ton of updates, some changes and system improvements, such as:
- Linux kernel 3.12
- all packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/03/04
- new installer forked from LMDE/SolydXK (no support for EFI yet)
- new wallpaper ‘Strange Nature’ by Sakasa + artwork of Grub, Plymouth and installer based on the wallpaper
- sudo is active as default after installation
- SparkyLinux default repository has been changed
- new, refreshed logo
- The ‘old’ installer is still available in the live system and it is recommended for ‘old’ machines. It can be run in text mode, by the command: sudo sparkylinux-installer or in graphical mode: sudo sparkylinux-installer gui.
- The ‘old’ installer features two changes as well:
- partition detection way has been changed after the disk partitioning process is ended
- added new option ‘nogrub’ which lets you NOT install bootloader Grub.
- Added new applications and tools:
- Boot-repair – a simple tool to repair frequent boot issues
- Truecrypt – a source-available freeware application used for on-the-fly disks and partitions encryption
- Plymouth + sparky-plymouth-theme
- uGet + Aria2 as the default download manager for Iceweasel, via FlashGot plugin
- Osmo is out – replaced by Iceowl plugin for Icedove mail client
- Hotot-Gtk microblogging client
- sparky-eraser – simply graphical interface for ‘shred’ and ‘wipe’ tools, read the post: Truecrypt & Sparky-Eraser
- sparky-wine – simply Wine wrapper which lets you choose and install ‘.exe’ applications from a local drive
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 3.2 (Dec 10, 2013)
- Removed category “Debian” from the menu
- Removed packages: qupzilla, claws-mail, qmmp
- Added packages: iceweasel, icedove, exaile
- Mounting USB devices via the default panel’s plugin bug is fixed; now you open USB disks with the default file manager PCManFM
- Added new applications: sparky-conkeyset, sparky-fonset, sparky-keyboard, sparky-locales, sparky-passwdchange, sparky-timedateset, sparky-users, sparky-xdf
New in SparkyLinux Rescue 3.1 (Oct 8, 2013)
- 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.