There is a new application available for Sparkers: ElectronMail. What is ElectronMail? ElectronMail is an Electron-based unofficial desktop client for ProtonMail. sparkylinux.org/electronmail/ #linux #debian #sparkylinux #email

The 2nd monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2026. #linux #debian #sparkylinux thanks a lot for your support! sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-...

#linux kernel 6.18 LTS landed in #sparkylinux repos, so can be installed via 'linux-image-sparky-lts618-amd64' meta package

#mozilla #firefox 148.0 ('firefox-latest' package) moved to #sparkylinux repos

Dear Friends!
The month ends in a few days, and our donations are only 33%.
We are asking for your support, which is very much needed and, as always, invaluable.
Aneta & Paweł
#linux #sparkylinux #donate #linuxiarze #archiveos sparkylinux.org/donate/

Due to reported issues with password length and strength in Calamares, the libquality option has been disabled; as of now (20260218), Calamares accepts even 1-character passwords. To take advantage of this, update the calamares package in Sparky 8 or 9 in a live session #linux #debian #sparkylinux

There is the second update available for Sparky 8 – 8.2. This is a quarterly update of the Sparky 8 "Seven Sisters" stable release. Sparky 8 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 13 "Trixie". sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-2/ #linux #debian #sparkylinux

#linux kernel 6.19.0 moved to #sparkylinux repos

The 1st monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2026
Dear Friends!
For the first time in many months, we managed to raise the entire amount needed to survive another month :)
Don't forget about us in the coming months
sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-... #linux #sparkylinux #donate

Dear Friends!
We already have the full amount for the servers - mega happy, thank you :)
We still lack the money to survive another month - we only have 38% of the donation :(
Aneta & Paweł
#linux #sparkylinux #donate #linuxiarze #archiveos sparkylinux.org/donate/

There is a new desktop available for Sparkers: Labwc, as well as Sparky 2026.01~dev Labwc ISO image; so test it ant report whatever you find, please. sparkylinux.org/labwc/ #linux #debian #sparkylinux

The 12th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025. sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-... #linux #debian #sparkylinux thanks a lot for your support!

There is a new desktop available for Sparkers: COSMIC. COSMIC desktop is available via Sparky 'dev' repositories so the repo has to be enabled to install COSMIC desktop on the top of Sparky 8 stable or testing (9) amd64 only. sparkylinux.org/cosmic/ #linux #debian #sparkylinux

There are new iso images of Sparky 2025.12 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. This release is based on Debian testing “Forky”. sparkylinux.org/sparky-2025-... #linux #debian #sparkylinux #game #multimedia #rescue

Dear Friends!
We are halfway through our fundraisers. We have 52% of donations for servers.
And only 41% of donations on our monthly bar.
Will you help us collect for servers and Christmas?
Aneta & Paweł
#linux #sparkylinux #donate #linuxiarze #archiveos sparkylinux.org/donate/

There are new SparkyLinux 2025.12 codenamed “Tiamat” ISO images available of the semi-rolling line. This new release is based on the Debian testing “Forky”. sparkylinux.org/sparky-2025-... #linux #debian #sparkylinux

#mozilla #firefox 146.0 moved to #sparkylinux repos #linux #debian

There is a new package repo server located in USA (central) - US1 us1.repo.sparkylinux.org #linux #debian #sparkylinux

#linux kernel 6.18.0 moved to #sparkylinux repos

The 11th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025 #linux #debian #sparkylinux Thanks a lot for your support! sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-...

The very old fashion CDE desktop (Common Desktop Environment) has been updated up to 2.5.3 on Sparky 8 & testing (9) amd64 only #linux #sparkylinux #debian

There is a new package mirror server UK1 available in United Kingdom uk1.repo.sparkylinux.org #linux #sparkylinux #debian

Donate As you probably know, SparkyLinux is a no-profit project. It means we don’t sell anything so we don’t earn the money. But… The work we make with Sparky and on our forums takes a lot of time.

Dear Friends!
The month ends in a few days, and we're only 51% done with donations.
We've also started a fundraiser for the servers — we're already 16% done.
We're asking for your support, which is incredibly...
Aneta & Paweł
#linux #sparkylinux #donate #linuxiarze #archiveos sparkylinux.org/donate/

Annual Server Fundraiser 2025 Dear Friends! It’s time for our annual fundraiser for our servers. So let’s get started! By January 15, 2026, we need to raise and pay for the servers €510 plus a minimum of €1100 for our monthly…

Dear friends!
It's time for our annual fundraiser for our servers. We're starting today to pay for the servers on time so we can stay online with you for another year – we'd love that... sparkylinux.org/annual-serve... #linux #linuxiarze #archiveos #sparkylinux #donate #server #vps

Hyprland There is a new desktop available for Sparkers: Hyprland What is Hyprland? Features: – All of the eyecandy: gradient borders, blur, animations, shadows and much more – A lot of customization – 100%

There is a new desktop available for Sparkers: Hyprland. What is Hyprland? Hyprland is an independent, highly customizable, dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn’t sacrifice on its looks. sparkylinux.org/hyprland/ #linux #debian #sparkylinux #desktop #hyprland

Since yesterday, our servers have been down. Three VPSs are practically inactive: 1. SparkyLinux, 2. ArchiveOS, and 3. ArchiveApp + ArchiveGame. Currently, the Linuxiarze(dot)pl server is running without any issues. The data from the overloaded services, including the SparkyLinux repo, is safe

There is the 1st update available for Sparky 8 – 8.1. This is a quarterly update of the Sparky 8 "Seven Sisters" stable release. Sparky 8 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 13 "Trixie". sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-1/ #linux #debian #sparkylinux

#mozilla #firefox 145.0 moved to #sparkylinux repos; 32bit version is dropped.