The 7th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2024: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.10.2, 6.6.43-LTS, 6.1.102-LTS & 5.15.164-LTS – Sparky 5 “nibiru” repos removed – Sparky 2024.07~dev0 released -> /sparky-2024-07dev0-with-cli-installers-home-encryption-and-midori/ – started translating Sparky apps info Finnish; thanks to Jouko – added home partition encrypting option to the Sparky CLI Installer … Read more
This is an update of Sparky semi-rolling iso images (MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI only) of the Debian testing line, which provides 2 notable changes: 1. Sparky CLI Installer with home partition encrypting The Sparky CLI Installer got a new option which lets you encrypt and secure your separate home partition. If you choose this option, the … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Zed What is Zed? Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. Installation (Sparky 7 & 8 amd64): sudo apt update sudo apt install zed License: GNU AGPL/GPL, Apache Web: github.com/zed-industries/zed
The 6th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2024: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.9.7, 6.6.36-LTS, 6.1.96-LTS & 5.15.161-LTS – added Debian backports Linux kernels to APTus: 64bit, 64bit RT, 686-pae, 686-pae RT and 686 non-pae – added a new mirror in India IN1 (Singapore2 SI2 has been removed); thanks to Astian … Read more
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.