The 9th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.17.0, 6.12.49-LTS, 6.6.108-LTS – Sparky 8.0.1 released (new stable) https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0-1/ – Sparky 2025.09 released (new rolling) https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2025-09/ – Sparky 2025.09 Special Editions released https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2025-09-special-editions/ Many thanks to all of you for supporting our open-source projects. Your donations help … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2025.09 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. This release is based on Debian testing “Forky”. The September update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.16, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of September 21, 2025, and most changes introduced at … Read more
There are new SparkyLinux 2025.09 ISO images available of the semi-rolling line, codenamed “Tiamat.” This new release is based on the Debian “Forky” testing. Changes: – Packages updated from the Debian and Sparky testing repositories as of September 14, 2025. – Linux kernel 6.16.7 (6.16.7, 6.12.47-LTS & 6.6.105-LTS in Sparky repos) – Calamares installer updated … Read more
There is a minor update of live/install ISO images of Sparky of the stable line 8.0.1. The new ISO images feature fixed issue of the Calamares installer which did not set a new system well on an encrypted disk. There is no need to reinstall Sparky if you have it already installed, simply keep Sparky … Read more
The 8th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.16.4, 6.12.44-LTS, 6.6.103-LTS – Sparky 8.0 “Seven Sisters” based on Debian 13 “Trixie” released -> https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/ – new testing repo of Sparky 9 based on Debian “Forky” is done -> https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-9-code-name-and-repos/ – virtualbox-7.2 moved to sparkylinux repos; make … Read more