SparkyLinux

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Reader supplied reviews for SparkyLinux Average rating 8.7 from 88 review(s) What are your thoughts on SparkyLinux? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 2024.017.26.65.164.134.5.23.53.12.12.0.1 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 2024.01 Rating: 10 Date: 2024-02-03 Votes: 3 I 've just installed Sparky with plasma wayland desktop, and it's really a breath after so many hassles trying Fedora, Kde Neon, Kubuntu, Endeavouros. Here every thing I need is working out of the box, scaling is ok, wireless printer and scanner recognized immediately, system is responsive. What else ! The only downside is maybe Aptuscenter a bit rudimentary and unatractive for new linux users but not a problem for me since I'm used to use terminal. Sparky really disserve to be in the top ten of Distrowatch. Great thanks to the author and contributors. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 2024.01 Rating: 10 Date: 2024-01-23 Votes: 3 I been using sparky for over 4 years, have on on desktop and laptop. Also put on some older laptops that could not be updated with windows, (though I don't know who would want that.) I had one bug, one time I can recall, put it on a laptop, when I did the update for the OS a few days or so later, it fixed the issue. I use mate desktop on it, I have not used another Os. I recently fetched a small desktop, and of course it has windows on it, but just for a second, lol, Sparky shall be on it. The only thing I truly dislike is its app installer. Is clunky and takes to long to load, just getting around is uncomfortable. BUT it is by no means a deal killer. If It is to much at times, usually just me not wanting to deal, I use synaptic. I love its stability. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 7.2 Rating: 10 Date: 2024-01-19 Votes: 6 Semi-rolling Mimimal Gui version is by far the fastest distro out there, outperforming Bunsenlabs, Crunchbang++ and all the others left and right. Installation is straightforward, no unneccessary bloat is installed, everything you wish can be installed with a few clicks. The result is a modern looking, very reliable and highly capable distro for everyday use. Runs especially well on old, underpowered computers. Even though the Calamares installer requires 1 GB, this can easily circumvented, therefore even old Netbooks can still be used. Kudos to the developer. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 88 reader reviews of SparkyLinux...