SparkyLinux 5 code name “Nibiru” (oldoldstable) will reach end-of-life (EOL) on the end of July 2024. It is related to end-of-life of Debian 10 “Buster” LTS which reach EOL on July 30, 2024: www.debian.org/News/2024/20240615 It is recommended to upgrade Sparky 5 to 6 to keep having updates.
ISO images of Sparky “Nibiru” of the oldstable line have been updated up to 5.16. This release is based on Debian oldstable 10 “Buster”. All packages upgraded from Debian “Buster” and Sparky “Nibiru” repos as of January 11, 2022. System reinstallation is not required; if you have Sparky 5.x installed, simply keep Sparky up to … Read more
There is a next point release of Sparky 5.15 “Nibiru” of the stable line ready to go. This release is based on Debian stable 10 “Buster”. Changes between Sparky 5.14 and 5.15: * system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of May 2, 2021 * Linux kernel 4.19.181 (PC) * Linux kernel 5.10.17-v7+ … Read more
A next point release of Sparky 5.14 “Nibiru” of the stable line is out. This release is based on Debian stable 10 “Buster”. Changes between Sparky 5.13 and 5.14: * system upgraded from Debian stable repos as of February 2, 2020 * Linux kernel 4.19.171 (PC) (5.9.15-1~bpo10+1 in Debian backports repo, if you need a … Read more
A next point release of Sparky 5.13 “Nibiru” of the stable line is out. This release is based on Debian stable 10 “Buster”. Changes between 5.12 and 5.13: • system upgraded from Debian stable repos as of November 3, 2020 • Linux kernel 4.19.152 (PC) • Linux kernel 5.4.72-v7+ (ARMHF) • Firefox 78.4.0esr • Thunderbird … Read more