A March snapshot of Sparky rolling is out, which works on Linux kernel 6.1 LTS, and provides updates from Debian and Sparky testing repos. In glance: – all packaged upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of March 6, 2023 – Linux kernel 6.1.12-ESR (6.2.2 & 5.15.98-ESR in sparky unstable repos) – added new … Read more
There is a next point release of Sparky 6 – 6.1 “Po Tolo” of the stable line ready to go. Sparky 6 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”. Changes: – system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of November 9, 2021 – Linux kernel 5.10.70 (PC) – Linux kernel … Read more
Sparky 6.0 “Po Tolo” has been released. It is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”. Highlights: – based on Debian stable 11 “Bullseye” – all packages updated from Debian “Bullseye” & Sparky “Po Tolo” repos as of August 16, 2021 – Firefox 78.13.0ESR instead of Firefox (latest) – Thunderbird 78.13.0 – VLC … Read more
New live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.7.1 “Nibiru” are available to download. This is a minor update of live images of Sparky 5 based on Debian testing “Buster”. This update provides: – full disk encrypting via the Calamares installer back – Linux kernel 4.19.28 as default – all packages updated from Debian testing repos as … Read more
There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 5.6 “Nibiru” available to download. This it the 4th and the last this year iso image update of the rolling line, which is based on Debian testing “Buster”. Changes: – system updated from Debian testing repos as of December 16, 2018 – Linux kernel 4.19.9 (4.19.10 & … Read more