ISO images of Sparky “Nibiru” of the oldstable line have been updated up to 5.16. This release is based on Debian oldstable 10 “Buster”. All packages upgraded from Debian “Buster” and Sparky “Nibiru” repos as of January 11, 2022. System reinstallation is not required; if you have Sparky 5.x installed, simply keep Sparky up to … 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
Sparky 2021.06, the semi-rolling release which is based on Debian testing “Bullseye” is out. Debian Bullseye is hard frozen now, and is going to Full Freeze soon, so it is perfect time to give Sparky 6 a try before become stable. Changelog: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of June … Read more
There is a next point release of Sparky 5.15 “Nibiru” of the stable line ready to go. This release is based on Debian stable 10 “Buster”. Changes between Sparky 5.14 and 5.15: * system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of May 2, 2021 * Linux kernel 4.19.181 (PC) * Linux kernel 5.10.17-v7+ … Read more