A March snapshot of Sparky rolling is out, which works on Linux kernel 6.1 LTS, and provides updates from Debian and Sparky testing repos. In glance: – all packaged upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of March 6, 2023 – Linux kernel 6.1.12-ESR (6.2.2 & 5.15.98-ESR in sparky unstable repos) – added new … Read more
There is a new, an extra release of Sparky 2023.01 of the (semi-)rolling line out there. A next, regular rolling released is planned in March, as every 3 mounts I do, but I decided to publish 2023.01 MinimalGUI to let you test a new feature just implemented to Sparky rolling only so far. The Sparky … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2022.12 Special Editions ready to go. Sparky “GameOver” Edition features a lightweight desktop, a very large number of preinstalled games, useful tools and scripts. Built for gamers. Sparky “Multimedia” Edition uses a lightweight desktop environment and features a large set of tools for creating and editing graphics, audio, … Read more
A December update of Sparky rolling iso images is out, it features Linux kernel 6.0.10 of the 6.0 line, and other updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of December 5, 2022. The most important change is about the Calamares and Sparky CLI Installer – fixed an issue of installation on btrfs file … Read more
This is an additional, extra update of Sparky’s October’s rolling iso images which features Linux kernel 6.0.3 of the latest 6.0 line, and other updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos. Make sure, applications which uses pkexec (Synaptic, Sparky Installer (Calamares), Gufw, etc.) to be launched in live session, with superuser privileges need password … Read more