I'm an older fella from Georgia USA that has been using Linux for several years - searching for the perfect distro. I've tried Sparky before and there were always small issues (usually related to policy and permissions) that kept me from being a user but so far the latest version has been rock solid and works well.
I made a system backup and created a USB of my remaster (I remove a lot of the default installed software as I have no use for Wine, Pidgin, etc.) and I'll try a reinstall from my remaster tonight...
Me on the similar journey. Love sparky-gameover.
A belated welcome to you both ;)
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