This is an update of Sparky semi-rolling iso images of the Debian testing line, which provides fixed CLI Installer issue of installing Sparky on btrfs and xfs file systems, package updating as usually, and new features. Main changes: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of February 11, 2024 – Linux … Read more
This is the first update of Sparky rolling iso images in 2024 which works on the Linux kernel 6.6 as default, and provides updated packages from Debian ‘trixie’ and Sparky ‘sisters’ testing repos. What’s new: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of January 17, 2024 – Linux kernel 6.6.11 (6.7.0, … Read more
Sparky 7.2 “Orion Belt” is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 7 “Orion Belt” of the stable line. Sparky 7 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 “Bookworm”. Changes: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky stable repos as of December 5, 2023 – Linux kernel PC: 6.1.55 … Read more
This is the first release of Sparky 7.1 RC1 “Orion Belt” targeted to the single board mini computers Raspberry Pi. Changes: – based on Debian 12 “Bookworm” – added packages: exaile, radiostation, libreoffice, rpi-imager – jgmenu replaced openbox-menu – added pcmanfm daemon to openbox autostart, which lets you automount external drives now ARM user:password – … Read more
This is the October update of Sparky rolling iso images which works on the Linux kernel 6.5 as default, and provides updated packages from Debian ‘trixie’ and Sparky ‘sisters’ testing repos. What’s new: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of October 10, 2023 – Linux kernel 6.5.3 (6.5.7 & 6.1.57-ESR … Read more