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Sparky 2025.09 Special Editions

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 22, 2025

Quoting: Sparky 2025.09 Special Editions - SparkyLinux —

There are new iso images of Sparky 2025.09 Special Editions out there: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue. This release is based on Debian testing “Forky”.

The September update of Sparky Special Edition iso images features Linux kernel 6.16, updated packages from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of September 21, 2025, and most changes introduced at the 2025.09 release.

The Linux kernels 6.16.8, 6.12.47-LTS, and 6.6.105-LTS are ready in Sparky repos.

There is no need to reinstall Sparky rolling, simply change Debian repos from “trixie” to “forky” and Sparky repos from “sisters” to “tiamat”, and keep Sparky up to date.

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