There are new live/install media of SparkyLinux 5.8 “Nibiru” available to download. This is the 1st release of the new stable line, which is based on the Debian 10 “Buster”. Changes: – based on Debian 10 stable “Buster” now, repositories changed from ‘testing’ to ‘stable’ – system upgraded from Debian stable “Buster” repos as of … Read more
New live/install iso/img images of Sparky 4.11 are out. Sparky 4.11 “Tyche” is the last release of the 4 line which moves the base system from Debian stable “Stretch” to Debian oldstable “Stretch”. Make sure that Sparky 4 will be supported next 2 years about, so if you keep running your machine with Sparky 4, … Read more
Sparky 5 based on Debian 10 “Buster” has been moved to the new stable line now. What you should do now? 1. Check Debian repositories to make sure your OS uses ‘buster’ (or ‘stable’) repos at the /etc/apt/sources.list 2. Sparky 5 automatically changes its own repositories from testing to stable, by upgrading the ‘sparky5-apt’ package: … Read more
Sparky 4 based on Debian 9 “Stretch” has been moved from stable to oldstable line now and is still supported. What you should do now? If you would like to keep Sparky 4 based on Stretch, you have to: 1. Check Debian repositories to make sure your os uses ‘stretch’ repos, at the /etc/apt/sources.list 2. … Read more
New live/install iso images of Sparky 5.8 RC are out. Sparky 5.8 RC is a release candidate of the next stable line and is based on upcoming Debian stable Buster. Changes between Sparky 5.7.x and 5.8 RC: • Debian repo set to buster now, not to testing • Sparky repo still points to testing, and … Read more