The SparkyLinux team has announced the availability of SparkyLinux 4.8 RC, latest development release in project's 4.x series. The final release is expected to arrive on middle of may after thorough testing of current release candidate.
What is new in Sparky 4.8 RC?
As a member in 4.x series, Sparky 4.8 is also based on Debian 9.x Stretch branch. It includes various package updates from base project and also includes various bug fixes and improved localization support. The main highlights in this release can be summarized as:
- Complete set of updated packages from Debian Stretch repositories till 11th April 2018.
- Linux Kernel 4.9.82
- Calamares installer 3.1.12 which provides option to install OS on encrypted disk.
- added new option of live system booting which lets you choose a localization (via kernel parameter) and keyboard layout (via a new script)
- sparky tools which need the root access use pkexec now instead of gksu/gksudo/kdesudo/etc.
- added packages: xinit (provides startx command) and bleachbit (for cleaning the system)
- temporary removed gscreenshot and replaced with sparky-screenshot
- sparky advanced installer features 4 localizations now: Brazilian, English, German and Polish (more translations needed!); fixed removing partitions from the partition list after choosing and used them;
Future plans
The SparkyLinux 4.8 final release is scheduled to release on middle of May 2018. This release will provide a full version with LXDE environment, Minimal GUI edition with OpenBox and a minimal CLI for advanced users.Get Sparky Linux 4.8 RC
Sparky 4.8 RC images can be downloaded from project's development page or you can also make use of following links.
SparkyLinux 4.8 RC MinimalGUI
| 32 bit (i686 non-pae) | 64 bit (x86_64/amd64) | |
SourceForge
| ISO image | ISO image |
Linux Tracker
| Torrent | Torrent |
Package List
| PackageList.txt | PackageList.txt |
md5/sha sums
| AllSums.txt | AllSums.txt |
Signature
| Signature | Signature |
ISO size
| 814 MB | 811 MB |