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.
There are new iso images of Sparky 2024.05 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. It is based on Debian testing “Trixie”. The May update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.7, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of May 12, 2024, and most changes introduced at the … Read more
This is an update of Sparky semi-rolling iso images of the Debian testing line, which provides autopartitioning option of the CLI Installer, package updating as usually, and new features. Main changes: – all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of May 5, 2024 – Linux kernel 6.7.12 (6.8.9, 6.6.30-LTS, 6.1.90-LTS, 5.15.158-LTS in … Read more
The 3rd update of Sparky 7 – 7.3 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 March 13, 2024 – … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2024.02 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. It is based on Debian testing “Trixie”. The February update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.6, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of February 17, 2024, and most changes introduced at the … Read more