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Zeus Linux was a Greek Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. It includes many fixes, such as remaking init scripts, new precompiled kernels for workstation machines, several tools that we believe should be included in all distributions (Zebra for advanced routing, FreeSwan ipsec tunnels, Open-nms for network monitoring, Ntop, Mailscanner, Sophos Antivirus, Mrtg, Rrdtool for graph making, sawmill log analyzer and many other useful tools for power users).
Status: Discontinued
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| 2019-07-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 5.8 |
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SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The project has switched its 5.x branch over from Debian Testing to Debian Stable, making the 5.x branch a more static release. SparkyLinux 5.8 is the first new snapshot based on the Stable branch. The release announcement states: "There are new live/install media of SparkyLinux 5.8 'Nibiru' available to download. This is the first 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 July 14, 2019; Linux kernel 4.19.37-5 (i686 and amd64); Linux kernel 4.19.57-v7+ (ARMHF); the Calamares installer updated up to version 3.2.11; apt-daily.service disabled; sparky-tube installed as default; removed old third-party repositories." Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-5.8-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,330MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), (1,214MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-5.8-x86_64-minimalgui.iso (958MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| About SparkyLinux
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| SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the "testing" branch of Debian GNU/Linux.
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| 2024-05-07 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 2024.05 |
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SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The project has published an update to its semi-rolling branch. This update includes new versions of Firefox, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, and the kernel. It also rolls back a recent change, swapping out the newer Nala package manager in favour of APT. "The latest version of Sparky CLI Installer provides a few changes, such as autopartitioning option and so, autosetting the target system a little faster. The Nala [package manager] doesn't upgrade packages properly as APT, so I recommend to uninstall Nala on Sparky Testing. There is also issue of libgnutls-dane0 package (massive package update in testing) which has to be uninstalled before upgrading other packages. There are three new package repo and ISO mirror servers available for downloading ISO images and installing packages, located: US2 in NY, USA, SI1 and SI2 in Singapore, Asia. All three servers are provided thanks to Astian, Inc." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-2024.05-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,817MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-2024.05-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,989MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-2024.05-x86_64-mate.iso (2,036MB, SHA512, signature, torrent).
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| 2024-02-12 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 2024.02 |
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SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian based distribution which is available in several editions. The project's latest release is from its semi-rolling branch. "This is an update of Sparky semi-rolling ISO images of the Debian Testing line, which provides fixed CLI Installer issue of installing Sparky on Btrfs and XFS filesystems, package updating as usually, and new features. Main changes: all packages upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of February 11, 2024. Linux kernel 6.6.13 (6.7.4, 6.6.16-LTS, 6.1.77-LTS, 5.15.148-LTS in Sparky repos). GRUB 2.12. Pipewire 1.0.3. Sparky CLI installer changes: added XFS and Btrfs filesystems back to the installer; the last issue did not let you install Sparky on the file systems properly, course the GRUB booloader can’t be installed on the mentioned file systems. Now, the CLI installer has an option to choose additional ~500MB /boot partition which is auto-formatted to ext4, so Sparky can be boot fine." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-2024.02-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,695MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-2024.02-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,867MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-2024.02-x86_64-mate.iso (2,035MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-12-07 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 7.2 |
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SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution featuring a range of editions, most of them providing pre-configured desktop environments. The project's latest Stable release is SparkyLinux 7.2 which is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm". "Sparky 7.2 “Orion Belt” is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 7 'Orion Belt' of the stable line. Sparky 7 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 'Bookworm'. Changes: all packages updated from Debian and Sparky stable repos as of December 5, 2023; Linux kernel PC: 6.1.55 (6.6.4-sparky and 5.15.141-LTS-sparky in sparky repos); Linux kernel ARM: 6.1.58; LibreOffice 7.4.7; Calamares 3.2.61; KDE Plasma 5.27.5; LXQt 1.2.0; MATE 1.26; Xfce 4.18; Openbox 3.6.1; Firefox 115.5.0esr (120.0.1-sparky in Sparky repos); Thunderbird 115.5.0; VLC 3.0.20; Exaile 4.1.3." Additional details are provided in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-7.2-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,638MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-7.2-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,806MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-7.2-x86_64-mate.iso (1,986MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-06-15 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 7.0 |
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SparkyLinux is a lighweight distribution based on Debian. The project has published a new stable release, SparkyLinux 7.0, which is based on Debian 12. The new release features several key package upgrades. "Sparky 7.0 'Orion Belt' has been released. It is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 'Bookworm'. Highlights: based on Debian stable 12 'Bookworm'; all packages updated from Debian 'Bookworm' and Sparky 'Orion Belt' repos as of June 15, 2023; Linux kernel 6.1.27 LTS as default (6.3.8 and 5.15.117 LTS in Sparky unstable repos); Firefox 102.12.0ESR (114.0.1 in Sparky repos); Thunderbird 102.12.0; VLC 3.0.18; LibreOffice 7.4.5; Calamares 3.2.61; KDE Plasma 5.27; LXQt 1.2.0; MATE 1.26; Xfce 4.18; Openbox 3.6.1; Sparky APTus AppCenter 20230530; ntp replaced by systemd-timesyncd; amd64 ISO images have been improved - they can be boot on machines with UEFI motherboards with Secure Boot on." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-7.0-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,582MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.0-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,750MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.0-x86_64-mate.iso (1,918MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2023-02-06 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 6.6 |
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SparkyLinux is a Debian-based distribution which provides several desktop editions accompanied by convenient tools. The latest release from the project is SparkyLinux 6.6 which includes persistent storage when run live from USB drives. "A Sparky tool to create live USB disk (sparky-live-usb-creator) has gotten a new feature which lets you make a live USB disk with persistence. It means you can use Sparky Live system from a USB disk and save your work and new installed applications to the same USB disk. The 6.6 ISO images received some small changes of live boot lists (isolinux and GRUB) to make it compatible with the persistence feature. Make sure that ISO images older than 6.6 are note compatible with the persistence feature. The ISO images compatible with persistence feature are (in this moment) Stable 6.6 and higher and Rolling 2023.01 and higher." Additional information and a list of key package updates can be found in the project's release announcement for version 6.6. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-6.6-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,430MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-6.6-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,564MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-6.6-x86_64-kde.iso (1,795MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2022-08-13 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 6.4 |
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SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution which provides a wide range of editions and development branches. The project's latest release is SparkyLinux 6.4 which is based on Debian 11 "Bullseye". "It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 6 'Po Tolo' of the stable line. Sparky 6 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 'Bullseye'. Changes: system upgraded from Debian and Sparky stable repos as of August 11, 2022; PC: Linux kernel 5.10.127 (5.19.1 and 5.15.60-ESR can be installed from Sparky unstable repos); ARM: Linux kernel 5.15.32-v7+; Firefox 91.11.0.0esr (103.0.2 and 102.1.0esr Mozilla builds can be installed from Sparky repos as the 'firefox-sparky' and 'firefox-esr-sparky' packages, but they use a new user profile, so your bookmarks, passwords, settings have to be synchronized from the Mozilla account); Thunderbird 91.10.0; VLC 3.0.17; LibreOffice 7.0.4; LXQt 0.16.0; Xfce 4.16; Openbox 3.6.1; KDE Plasma 5.20.5; small improvements." The release announcement offers further details and upgrade instructions. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-6.4-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,416MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-6.4-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,550MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-6.4-x86_64-kde.iso (1,781MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2022-03-08 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 2022.03 |
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SparkyLinux is a Debian-based distribution with a wide range of editions. The project's semi-rolling branch has published a new snapshot, SparkyLinux 2022.03. The new release offers a number of desktop software upgrades and changes the way repositories are signed. The release announcement reports: "Sparky 2022.03 of the (semi-)rolling line is out, which is based on Debian testing Bookworm. The new ISO images provide: all packages upgraded as of March 6, 2022; Linux kernel 5.16.11 (5.16.12 and 5.17-rc7 in Sparky unstable repos); Calamares 3.2.53; Firefox 96.0.3 (firefox-sparky 98.0 and firefox-esr-sparky 91.7.0esr (Mozilla builds) available in Sparky repos); Thunderbird 91.6.1; LibreOffice 7.3.1 RC1; added a dock-like vala-panel with custom config which provides favorite apps launcher on the left side of your desktop (via 'sparky-launcher' package); small improvements. Sparky changed a way of signig its repos, the latest update of 'sparky-apt' and 'sparky-apt-unstable' packages fixes it; Sparky's wiki page lets you do that manually." Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-2022.03-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,623MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-2022.03-x86_64-mate.iso (1,838MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-2022.03-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,520MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2021-09-19 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 2021.09 |
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The SparkyLinux project develops a lightweight distribution based on Debian. The Sparky team has published a new update to the distribution's semi-rolling branch which presents users with software from Debian's development "Bookworm" branch. The project's release announcement lists the following changes: "Sparky 2021.09 of the (semi-)rolling line is out; it is based on Debian Testing 'Bookworm'. Changes: repositories set to Debian 'Bookworm' and Sparky 'Orion Belt'; all packages updated as of September 17, 2021; new backgrounds: desktop, login manager, Plymouth & boot screen, etc.; Linux kernel 5.10.46 (5.14.6 & 5.15-rc1 in Sparky unstable repos); GCC 10 still as default, but GCC 11 is also installed; no more Sparky Advanced Installed GUI, the Advanced installer works in text mode only now, the first window lets you choose the standard version of the installer or DEV version with disk encryption and LVM support; 'sparky-upgrade' text based tool is also preinstalled in CLI ISO; packages removed from ISO: mc, gparted; new package installed: lfm; Calamares 3.2.43." People already running the semi-rolling branch of SparkyLinux do not need to re-install. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-2021.09-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,513MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2021.09-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,646MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2021.09-x86_64-mate.iso (1,755MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2021-08-20 |
Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 6.0 |
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The SparkyLinux project developers a Debian-based distribution in a variety of lightweight flavours. The project has published a new stable release, SparkyLinux 6.0, which is based on Debian 11 "Bullseye". "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' and Sparky 'Po Tolo' repos as of August 16, 2021; Firefox 78.13.0ESR instead of Firefox (latest); Thunderbird 78.13.0; VLC 3.0.16; LibreOffice 7.0.4; Calamares 3.2.41.1; Linux kernel 5.10.46 LTS as default; desktop fonts set to 11; exfatprogs replaced exfat-fuse and exfat-utils to manage exFAT partitions; installed ipp-usb to allow a USB device to be treated as a network device; MinimalGUI: PCManFM replaces DoubleCMD-GTK and Firefox-ESR replaces Epiphany browser; MinimalCLI: removed multilingual from boot settings and cli installer. Sparky APTus is no loger under development and has been replaced by Sparky APTus AppCenter, introduced over a year ago." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-6.0-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,542MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-6.0-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,406MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-6.0-x86_64-kde.iso (1,773MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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