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SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs

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Debian 13 derivative offers minimal x86 images and lets CDE ride again

Almost exactly a year after SparkyLinux 8.0 abandoned installation images for 32-bit PCs, version 8.4 has brought them back. The distro remains based on Debian 13 and retains the codename "the Seven Sisters."

The Register first checked out SparkyLinux back in 2015, and this vulture took a look at version 7 a couple of years ago. Beyond the changes inherited from the move from Debian 12 to Debian 13, this version isn't hugely different. The project's own self-description covers the basics. (The project also offers release info in Polish, jeśli wolisz to.)

It comes in both rolling-release and stable variants, and you get a choice of versions with different desktops: LXQt, MATE, Xfce, and KDE, plus a minimal command-line only edition, and a minimal GUI edition with Openbox. All offer Sparky's improved package manager, called...

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