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).
SparkyLinux is a set of Debian-based desktop Linux distributions. The project provides separate editions with KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE and Xfce desktops, as well as a lightweight flavour featuring the Openbox window manager. It offers two variants of its products - a conservative one based on Debian's "Stable" branch, and a more up-to-date one derived from Debian "Testing".
Paweł Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 2026.03, a new update of the project's set of semi-rolling distributions based on Debian's "Testing" branch: "New SparkyLinux 2026.03 'Tiamat' ISO images are available. This release is based on the Debian 'Forky'. Main changes: packages updated from Debian and SparkyLinux testing repositories as of March 14, 2026, Linux kernel 6.19.6 (7.0-rc3, 6.19.8, 6.18.18-LTS, 6.12.77-LTS in SparkyLinux repositories); Firefox 140.8.0esr (148.0.2-latest in Sparky repositories); Thunderbird 140.8.0esr, Calamares 3.4.2, GCC 15 + GCC 16-base installed; the CLI system installer 'sparky-installer' now has an option to install the 32-bit variant (ia32) of GRUB UEFI on 64-bit machines; the Calamares graphical installer now allows you to use a single-character password during installation (a strong password, minimum 8-12 characters, is recommended)." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download links (pkglist): sparkylinux-2026.03-x86_64-minimalgui.iso (1,693MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2026.03-x86_64-kde.iso (2,567MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2026.03-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,353MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2026.03-x86_64-mate.iso (2,380MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2026.03-x86_64-xfce.iso (2,124MB, SHA512, signature).
The SparkyLinux project has announced the release of SparkyLinux 8.2, a snapshot update of the project's Stable branch. "There is the second update available for Sparky 8 - 8.2. This is a quarterly update of the Sparky 8 Seven Sisters stable release. Sparky 8 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 13 Trixie. Main changes: All packages updated from the stable Debian and Sparky repositories as of February 14, 2026; Linux kernel: 6.12.69-LTS (6.19.1, 6.12.72 LTS, 6.6.125-LTS in sparky repositories); LibreOffice 25.2.3; KDE Plasma 6.3.6; LXQt 2.1.0; MATE 1.26.0; Xfce 4.20; Openbox 3.6.1; Firefox 140.7.0esr (firefox-latest 147.0.4 in Sparky repositories); Thunderbird 140.7.1esr; fixed a small bug in the Openbox edition that prevented to launch a terminal emulator from a package manager." The release announcement offers additional details. The project's announcement notes there may be a bug in the ARM64 builds which will prevent wireless networking from functioning, but a reboot should resolve the issue. Download: sparkylinux-8.2-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,989 MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.2-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,208 MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.2-x86_64-mate.iso (2,210 MB, SHA512, signature, torrent).
Paweł Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 8.1, the latest stable release of the project's set of Linux distributions based on Debian 13: "This is a quarterly update of the SparkyLinux 8 'Seven Sisters' stable release. SparkyLinux 8 is based on and is fully compatible with Debian 13 'Trixie'. Main changes: all packages updated from the stable Debian and SparkyLinux repositories as of November 10, 2025; Linux kernel PC 6.12.48-LTS; Linux kernel ARM 6.12.47-LTS; LibreOffice 25.2.3; KDE Plasma 6.3.6; LXQt 2.1.0; MATE 1.26.0; Xfce 4.20; Openbox 3.6.1; Firefox 140.4.0esr (145.0 in repositories); Thunderbird 140.4.0esr. SparkyLinux 8 'Seven Sisters' is available in the amd64 BIOS/UEFI + Secure Boot with Xfce, LXQt, MATE, KDE Plasma, MinimalGUI (Openbox) and MinimalCLI (text mode) and arm64 with Openbox and CLI. If you have SparkyLinux 8 installed, simply keep it up to date, there's no need to reinstall it. Known issue: arm64 Wi-Fi may not be active after the first boot, you must restart the system to automatically enable Wi-Fi." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-8.1-x86_64-kde.iso (2,386MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.1-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,166MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.1-x86_64-mate.iso (2,182MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.1-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,961MB, SHA512, signature, torrent).
Paweł Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 2025.09, the latest release of the project's set of Linux distributions based on Debian's "Testing" branch: "There are new SparkyLinux 2025.09 ISO images available of the semi-rolling line, code-named 'Tiamat'. Changes: packages updated from the Debian and SparkyLinux testing repositories as of September 14, 2025; Linux kernel 6.16.7 (6.16.7, 6.12.47-LTS and 6.6.105-LTS in SparkyLinux repositories); Calamares installer updated to version 3.4.0, installation on an encrypted disk has been restored; Firefox 128.14.0-ESR (143.0 in SparkyLinux repositories); KDE - QuiteRSS replaced by Akregator; LXQt - QuiteRSS replaced by Liferea; GCC 15 (GCC 14 removed); all SparkyLinux graphical components updated to the new testing version. Important: installation on UEFI machines requires an active internet connection; installation via Calamares (menu icon 'Sparky Installer') is recommended on UEFI machines." Here is the full release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-minimalgui.iso (1,836MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-kde.iso (2,680MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,455MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-mate.iso (2,469MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-xfce.iso (2,248MB, SHA512, signature).
SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-base distribution. The project has published version 8.0 which is based on Debian 13 "Trixie". "A new version of SparkyLinux 8.0, code-named 'Seven Sisters', has been released. SparkyLinux 8.0 is based on and is fully compatible with Debian 13.0 'Trixie'. Main changes: all packages updated from the stable Debian and SparkyLinux repositories as of August 13, 2025; Linux kernel 6.12.41 (6.16.0, 6.12.41, 6.6.99 in SparkyLinux repositories), LibreOffice 25.2.3, KDE Plasma 6.3.6, LXQt 2.1.0, MATE 1.26, Xfce 4.20, Openbox 3.6.1, Firefox 128.13.0esr (141.0.3 in SparkyLinux repository), Thunderbird 128.13.0es; added a new package, sparky-package-tool (spt), which helps with package management in a text console; added GIMP to all ISO images; CLI system installer (sparky-installer) now has an option to encrypt the home partition, and auto-partitioning (it selects the entire disk, all on one partition); Openbox - PCManFM has been replaced by Thunar...." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-8.0-x86_64-kde.iso (2,470MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.0-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,248MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.0-x86_64-mate.iso (2,267MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.0-x86_64-xfce.iso (2,045MB, SHA512, signature, torrent).
The SparkyLinux project has published an update to its Stable branch which also fixes a package conflict when working with some multimedia packages. "The 8th update of SparkyLinux 7, version 7.8 is out. It is a quarterly point release of SparkyLinux 7 'Orion Belt' of the stable line. SparkyLinux 7 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 'Bookworm'. Changes: all packages updated from Debian and SparkyLinux Stable repositories as of July 14, 2025; Linux kernel 6.1.140 LTS (6.15.6, 6.12.38 LTS, 6.6.98 LTS in SparkyLinux repositories); LibreOffice 7.4.7 (25.2.3 in Debian Backports repositories); KDE Plasma 5.27.5, LXQt 1.2.0, MATE 1.26, Xfce 4.18, Openbox 3.6.1, Firefox 128.12.0esr (140.0.4 in SparkyLinux repositories), Thunderbird 128.12.0esr; fixed problem with conflicted libraries installed previously from debian-multimedia repository...." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-7.8-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,019MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-7.8-x86_64-mate.iso (2,199MB, SHA256, signature), torrent), sparkylinux-7.8-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,851MB, SHA256, signature, torrent).
Paweł Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 7.7, the latest update of the project's set of lightweight distributions based on the current stable release of Debian: "The 7th update of SparkyLinux 7 – 7.7 is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of SparkyLinux 7 'Orion Belt' of the stable line. SparkyLinux 7 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 'Bookworm'. Changes: all packages updated from Debian and SparkyLinux stable repositories as of April 8, 2025; Linux kernel PC 6.1.129-LTS (6.14.1, 6.12.22-LTS, 6.6.86-LTS in SparkyLinux reposistories); Linux kernel ARM 6.12.20-LTS; LibreOffice 7.4.7 (25.2.2 in Debian backports repositories); KDE Plasma 5.27.5; LXQt 1.2.0; MATE 1.26; Xfce 4.18; Openbox 3.6.1; Firefox 128.9.0esr (137.0.1 in SparkyLinux repositories); Thunderbird 128.9.0esr; fixed an issue of SparkyLinux CLI installer which was breaking installation if choosing other desktop to install." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-7.7-x86_64-minimalgui.iso (1,499MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.7-x86_64-kde.iso (2,204MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.7-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,921MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.7-x86_64-mate.iso (2,099MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.7-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,751MB, SHA512, signature).
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).
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).
ToaruOS is a built-from-scratch hobby operating system with a bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library and userspace. It includes a composited graphical user interface, a dynamic linker, a syntax-highlighting text editor and a network stack. Some of the features of ToaruOS include virtual machine integration for absolute mouse and automatic display sizing in VirtualBox and VMware Workstation, a Unix-like terminal interface including a feature-rich terminal emulator and several familiar utilities, and optional third-party ports including GCC, Binutils and Python.
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