Even if it’s called SparkyLinux Multimedia, don’t expect too much from this edition of the Debian-based SparkyLinux operating system. Despite expectations, it comes with two unpopular window managers. The name Multimedia makes people think it’s an complex distribution that includes all the desktop environments on which most of the SparkyLinux edition are built, but that is not the case.
Distributed as multilingual 32-bit/64-bit Live DVDs
It is distributed as two Live DVD ISO images, one for each of the supported hardware platforms (64-bit and 32-bit), that can be used to boot an existing operating system, run a memory test, or run the live session in failsafe or text modes.
The distribution is supported in English, Polish, Italian, French, Swedish, German, Japanese, Arabic, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Czech, Spanish, Danish, Korean, Dutch, Greek, Hindi, Hebrew, Slovak, and Hungarian languages.
Built around the JWM and Openbox window managers
Instead, SparkyLinux Multimedia includes the JWM (Joe's Window Manager) and Openbox minimalistic and exclusivists window managers. The live session will automatically start the Openbox desktop.
Default applications
Default applications include the QupZilla web browser, Claws Mail, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger, uGet download manager, XChat IRC client, gFTP FTP client, Transmission BitTorrent client, AbiWord word processor, Gnumeric spreadsheet software, and GIMP image editor.
Users will be able to browse the filesystem and manage files with the PCManFM and Tux Commander file managers, use all the SparkyLinux in-house apps, control other operating systems remotely with TeamViewer, and connect to their Dropbox account with the official client.
Designed for low-end computers
The minimum requirements for this Linux distribution are at least 256 MB of RAM, a decent CPU, a DVD drive or USB port, and at least 5GB of free disk space (10GB recommended for a full installation).
Bottom line
Overall, the desktop environments included in SparkyLinux Multimedia are perfect for low-end computers, but in no way they will be used by novice user who have no idea what JWM or Openbox are.
What is new in this release:
- Graphisc: Blender, Darktable, GIMP, ImageMagick, Inkscape, K-3D, LibreOffice Draw, MyPaint, Phatch, RawTherapee, Scribus, Simple Scan, Synfig Studio
- - Audio: Aeolus, Ardour4, AT1, Audacity, Audio Tag Tool, Bitmeter, Composite, Foo YC20, Gmidimonitor, Guitarix, Gxtuner, Hydrogen, Internet DJ Console, Jaaa, JACK Keyboard, JAMin, Jnoisemeter, Lingot, LMMS, Meterbridge, Mixxx, Patchage, Peri-Foo, PHASEX, QjackCTL, QJackRcd, Qsynth, Qtractor, Rakarrack, Rosengarden, samplv1, SooperLooper, Sound Converter, Sound Juicer, Sweep, Timemachine, Tuxguitar, Yoshimi, Zita
- Video: Avidemux, Blender, Brasero, DeVeDe, dvd::rip, DVD Styler, LiVES, OGMRip, OpenShot, RecordMyDesktop, Stopmotion, Subtitle Editor, Transmageddon, Video Transcoder, VideoCut, VLC, WinFF, Xine, Xjadeo,
- HTML: BlueGriffon, Blue Fish
- and lightweight LXDE desktop
What is new in version :
- Graphisc: Blender, Darktable, GIMP, ImageMagick, Inkscape, K-3D, LibreOffice Draw, MyPaint, Phatch, RawTherapee, Scribus, Simple Scan, Synfig Studio
- - Audio: Aeolus, Ardour4, AT1, Audacity, Audio Tag Tool, Bitmeter, Composite, Foo YC20, Gmidimonitor, Guitarix, Gxtuner, Hydrogen, Internet DJ Console, Jaaa, JACK Keyboard, JAMin, Jnoisemeter, Lingot, LMMS, Meterbridge, Mixxx, Patchage, Peri-Foo, PHASEX, QjackCTL, QJackRcd, Qsynth, Qtractor, Rakarrack, Rosengarden, samplv1, SooperLooper, Sound Converter, Sound Juicer, Sweep, Timemachine, Tuxguitar, Yoshimi, Zita
- Video: Avidemux, Blender, Brasero, DeVeDe, dvd::rip, DVD Styler, LiVES, OGMRip, OpenShot, RecordMyDesktop, Stopmotion, Subtitle Editor, Transmageddon, Video Transcoder, VideoCut, VLC, WinFF, Xine, Xjadeo,
- HTML: BlueGriffon, Blue Fish
- and lightweight LXDE desktop
What is new in version 4.3:
New in SparkyLinux Multimedia 3.2 (December 10th, 2013)
What is new in version 4.2:
- Graphisc: Blender, Darktable, GIMP, ImageMagick, Inkscape, K-3D, LibreOffice Draw, MyPaint, Phatch, RawTherapee, Scribus, Simple Scan, Synfig Studio
- - Audio: Aeolus, Ardour4, AT1, Audacity, Audio Tag Tool, Bitmeter, Composite, Foo YC20, Gmidimonitor, Guitarix, Gxtuner, Hydrogen, Internet DJ Console, Jaaa, JACK Keyboard, JAMin, Jnoisemeter, Lingot, LMMS, Meterbridge, Mixxx, Patchage, Peri-Foo, PHASEX, QjackCTL, QJackRcd, Qsynth, Qtractor, Rakarrack, Rosengarden, samplv1, SooperLooper, Sound Converter, Sound Juicer, Sweep, Timemachine, Tuxguitar, Yoshimi, Zita
- Video: Avidemux, Blender, Brasero, DeVeDe, dvd::rip, DVD Styler, LiVES, OGMRip, OpenShot, RecordMyDesktop, Stopmotion, Subtitle Editor, Transmageddon, Video Transcoder, VideoCut, VLC, WinFF, Xine, Xjadeo,
- HTML: BlueGriffon, Blue Fish
- and lightweight LXDE desktop
What is new in version 3.2:
- Linux kernel 3.11-2 (3.11.8-1)
- All packages have been upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2013/12/07
- Added support for installation 32 bit applications on 64 bit systems
- 32 bit wine package has been installed on 64 bit systems
- sparky-center-lxde and sparky-center-openbox have been reconfigured; some applications have been extracted from sparky-center and packed separately so they can be installed on other Sparky desktops with no sparky-center; see Sparky news 11/2013
- Added package curl - it's a missing tool requires by PlayOnLinux
- Added new package sparky-tray - it gives quick access to package management: Sparky APTus, Synaptic, repository list editor and root terminal emulator
- sparky-aptus has been updated up to version 0.1.5 - added new option ‘Fix Broken' - it lets you fix not (or wrong) installed/upgraded packages
- The default Sparky theme has been ‘slightly' improved and upgraded up to version 0.1.1 for better gtk3 applications support
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 2013/09/27
- Added Teamviewer client for remote controling other machines
- Added Sparky APTus - a small, simply and lightweight frontend for "apt-get" for upgrading and cleaning up the system, installing and removing packages
- Added Minitube - a lightweight video player of YouTube contents
- Added Gnote - a lightweight notes
- Added Osmo - a lightweight personal organizer
- Added Radiotray - a very small application for listening to the internet radio channels
- SparkyBackup-System bug fixed - updated up to 0.1.4
- Brasero has been removed and Xfburn has been installed
- lxpolkit bug fixed after the LXDE and Lxpolkit updating
- e17 desktop has been dropped out from the main release
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