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SparkyLinux is a desktop-oriented operating system based on the Debian operating system. The project offers a ready-to-use operating system with various desktops to choose from. SparkyLinux is released 3-4 times per year to provide the latest versions of all applications.

Key facts

OS.name: SparkyLinux
OS.logo: SparkyLinux-logo-200px.png
OS.logo_size: 110px
OS.screenshot: Sparky6-xfce.png
OS.caption: SparkyLinux 6.0 "Po Tolo" with Xfce
OS.developer: SparkyLinux team
OS.family: Linux (Unix-like)
OS.source_model: Open source
OS.language: Multilingual
OS.kernel_type: Monolithic (Linux)
OS.userland: GNU
OS.supported_platforms: IA-32, x86-64, ARM
OS.ui: LXQt, MATE, Xfce and KDE
OS.updatemodel: APT (front-ends available)
OS.package_manager: dpkg (front-ends available)
OS.license: Mainly GPL and other free software licenses, minor additions of proprietary
OS.working state: Current

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SparkyLinux - SparkyLinux project page

SparkyLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Sparky is a fast, lightweight and fully customizable operating system…

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Wikidata facts

Official website: sparkylinux.org
Image: VirtualBox SparkyLinux 5.14 LXQT 08 04 2021 20 52 50.png

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Commons category: SparkyLinux
inception: 2012-05-05
software version identifier: 8.2
social media followers: 212
official forum URL: forum.sparkylinux.org
hashtag: sparkylinux
terms of service URL: sparkylinux.org/term-of-use
contact page URL: sparkylinux.org/contact
cookie policy URL: sparkylinux.org/privacy-cookies-policy
privacy policy URL: sparkylinux.org/privacy-cookies-policy

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History
Features
Special editions
Releases and reception
See also
References
External links

==History== The project was born in October 2011 as an Ubuntu remix with Enlightenment as the default desktop having the name ue17r (Ubuntu Enlightenment17 Remix). After a few months of testing, the base system was changed to Debian and renamed SparkyLinux.