[#]: subject: "SparkyLinux 2024.01 Update Debuts With PipeWire and More"
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SparkyLinux 2024.01 Update Debuts With PipeWire and More
======
SparkyLinux gets rid of PulseAudio, and adds newer browsers with the
desktop installer.
SparkyLinux is a very [interesting distribution based on Debian][1] that is very fast and lightweight in nature. It provides users with a customizable experience out of the box.

With a recent announcement, the developers have released **the first update of 2024 for their rolling releases of SparkyLinux** that aims to offer various improvements.

Let's dive in and see what's on offer.

## 🆕 SparkyLinux 2024.01: What's New?

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Based on the latest packages from the Debian and Sparky testing repos (January 17, 2024), **SparkyLinux 2024.01 uses the Linux kernel 6.6.11 as a powerful base** to provide better hardware support, networking improvements, and more.

Then there are the **installer updates;** where Calamares 3.3.1 is now used for the conventional variants of SparkyLinux. Similarly, the Sparky CLI installer sees a few tweaks such as a progress output being shown when files are being copied, and the removal of installation on XFS file system.

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The desktop installer now includes more browser options that include Librewolf, iron, Midori, Opera (stable), and a couple of others.

On the audio/video side of things, the **PipeWire audio server replaces PulseAudio** , thanks to [PipeWire 1.0.1][4] being implemented.

The **desktop environments offered with SparkyLinux** now feature many recent releases such as **LXQt 1.4.0** , **MATE 26.0** , [Xfce 4.18][5], and **KDE Plasma 5.27.10.**

And to wrap it up, the **application suite also sees an upgrade** , with the following highlights:

  * **VLC 3.0.20**
  * **Openbox 3.6.1-11**
  * **Thunderbird 115.6.0**
  * **LibreOffice 7.6.4~rc1**
  * **Firefox 115.6.0esr (121.0.1 in Sparky repos)**



For getting more insights into this release, you may go through the official [release notes][6].

**Suggested Read** 📖

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## 📥 Download SparkyLinux 2024.01

You can get this release of SparkyLinux from the [official website][8] (Rolling) where you will find the following variants; **LXQt** , **MATE** , **Xfce** , **KDE Plasma** , **MinimalGUI** and **MinimalCLI**.

[SparkyLinux (Rolling)][8]

### ⚙️ Upgrade from Older Release

Fire up the terminal app on your SparkyLinux system and run the following command:

```

     sudo apt-get update
     sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

```

Running this will upgrade all the packages, including the new ones as required by the upgrade process.

You can also head over to the [official wiki][9] if you run into any troubles or for more information.

_💬 Will you be trying out this release? Please let us know below!_

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作者：[Sourav Rudra][a]
选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/
[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
[1]: https://itsfoss.com/debian-based-distros/
[2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/01/SparkyLinux_2024.01.png
[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/Follow-us-on-Google-News.png
[4]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.0.1
[5]: https://news.itsfoss.com/xfce-4-18-release/
[6]: https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2024-01/
[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png
[8]: https://sparkylinux.org/download/rolling/
[9]: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/upgrade