New iso images of Sparky 2022.07 of the (semi-)rolling are ready to go. Changes between Sparky 2022.04 and 2022.07: – all packages upgraded from Debian & Sparky testing repos as of July 5, 2022 – Linux kernel 5.18.5 (5.18.9 & 5.15.52-LTS in sparky unstable repos) – Added new packages to iso images: nala, hypnotix, zstd, … Read more
Sparky oldoldstable 4 “Tyche” reached its end-of-life on July 1, 2022, as well as Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS. Sparky 4 is based on Debian 9 so support for Sparky 4 has been finished. If you still use Sparky 4, I recommend to upgrade to Sparky 5 “Nibiru”, following the Wiki page: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/upgrade_4_to_5 Alternatively, backup your … Read more
The 3rd update of Sparky 6 – 6.3 is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 6 “Po Tolo” of the stable line. Sparky 6 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”. Changes: – system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of May 5, 2022 – PC: … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2022.04 Special Editions: GameOver, Multimedia & Rescue 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 … Read more
New iso images of Sparky 2022.04 of the (semi-)rolling released. Changes between Sparky 2022.03 and 2022.04: – fixed an issue of wrong DNS configuration; even the live system of Sparky 2022.03 is configured ok, but the DNS is not set properly after installing the 2022.03 on a hard drive; so works fine now; – as … Read more