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 ====== About SparkyLinux ======
-SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customized Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the “testing” branch of Debian GNU/Linux.
+SparkyLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution created using the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Sparky is fast, lightweight and fully customizable. Sparky is built around the Openbox window manager and offers versions for different users and different tasks.
-Sparky is available for i586 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 bit) machines.
 Main features:
-  * Debian testing based
+  * Based on Debian GNU/Linux
-  * rolling release
+  * Stable and semi-rolling editions
-  * lightweight, fast & simple
+  * Lightweight, fast & simple
-  * main edition – lightweight & fast LXDE desktop
+  * Choose your favorite desktop
-  * Enlightenment – lightweight and beautiful
+  * Main editions – LXDE, LXQt, & Xfce desktops
-  * ultra light base edition with Openbox or JWM desktops
+  * Special editions:
-  * special gaming edition: GameOver
+    * GameOver for gamers
-  * MATE Edition with GNOME 2 fork desktop
+    * Multimedia for working with audio, video, graphics, and HTML
-  * Xfce Edition provides fast and traditional desktop
+    * Rescue for fixing broken OS issues
-  * KDE & LXQt Editions with Qt based desktops
+    * Ultra lightweight MinimalGUI with Openbox window manager and Tint2 taskbar
-  * CLI Edition for building own customized desktop with no X server
+    * CLI Edition (no X) for advanced users to build desktops of their choosing
-  * most wireless and mobile network cards supported
+  * Most wireless and mobile network cards supported
-  * set of selected applications, multimedia codecs and plugins
+  * Select set of applications, multimedia codecs and plugins
-  * easy hard drive / USB installation
+  * Own repository with a large set of additional applications
+  * Easy hard drive or USB installation methods
+In general, Sparky is not targeted to Linux beginners, but rather users with some amount of Linux knowledge.
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