Sparky 4.11

New live/install iso/img images of Sparky 4.11 are out. Sparky 4.11 “Tyche” is the last release of the 4 line which moves the base system from Debian stable “Stretch” to Debian oldstable “Stretch”. Make sure that Sparky 4 will be supported next 2 years about, so if you keep running your machine with Sparky 4, … Read more

Linux kernel 5.2

The first release of Linux kernel of the new 5.2 line just landed in Sparky “unstable” repository. Build status: – amd64 – build and installed OK -> uploaded – 686-pae – build and installed OK -> uploaded The Sparky’s Linux kernel is available in Sparky “unstable” repository, so enabled it to upgrade (if you have … Read more

Sparky 5 transition

Sparky 5 based on Debian 10 “Buster” has been moved to the new stable line now. What you should do now? 1. Check Debian repositories to make sure your OS uses ‘buster’ (or ‘stable’) repos at the /etc/apt/sources.list 2. Sparky 5 automatically changes its own repositories from testing to stable, by upgrading the ‘sparky5-apt’ package: … Read more

Sparky 4 transition

Sparky 4 based on Debian 9 “Stretch” has been moved from stable to oldstable line now and is still supported. What you should do now? If you would like to keep Sparky 4 based on Stretch, you have to: 1. Check Debian repositories to make sure your os uses ‘stretch’ repos, at the /etc/apt/sources.list 2. … Read more

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