SparkyLinux 2026.03 the easy Debian

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Paweł Pijanowski announced the release of SparkyLinux 2026.03, a distribution based on Debian 14 “Forky”.

This release is rolling and features new packages from the Debian Testing repositories.

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“SparkyLinux 2026.03 is a new release of Sparky 9 “Tiamat” and is based on Debian 14 “Forky” (Testing).

– Packages updated from Debian and Sparky 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 Sparky repositories)
– Firefox 140.8.0esr (148.0.2-latest in Sparky repositories)
– Thunderbird 140.8.0esr
– Calamari 3.4.2
– GCC15 + GCC16-base installed
– The CLI system installer “sparky-installer” now has an option to install the 32-bit version (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).
Important: – Installing Sparky on UEFI computers requires an active internet connection. – Installation via Calamares is recommended on UEFI motherboard computers.
– Installation on an older computer with a 64-bit processor and BIOS (or UEFI) is possible using the CLI installer: “sudo sparky-installer.”