{"id":3413,"date":"2025-12-16T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/sparkylinux-2025-12-tiamat-released-featuring-debian-forky-base-and-linux-kernel-6-17\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:00:53","slug":"sparkylinux-2025-12-tiamat-released-featuring-debian-forky-base-and-linux-kernel-6-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/sparkylinux-2025-12-tiamat-released-featuring-debian-forky-base-and-linux-kernel-6-17\/","title":{"rendered":"SparkyLinux 2025.12 &#8220;Tiamat&#8221; Released: Featuring Debian Forky Base and Linux Kernel 6.17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SparkyLinux has officially launched version 2025.12, codenamed &quot;Tiamat,&quot; based on the Debian Testing\/Forky repositories as of December 14th, 2025. This release is part of their semi-rolling distribution series and comes with the default Linux kernel version 6.17.11. Users can also install the newly released <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/linux-kernel-6-18-officially-released-could-be-the-next-lts-kernel-series\">Linux 6.18<\/a><\/strong> from Sparky&#8217;s software repositories, alongside long-term support (LTS) kernels like 6.12 and 6.6.<\/p>\n<p>The latest version also brings updates to the bootloader, which is now Grub 2.14~git20250718. Users will find Mozilla Firefox 140.5.0 ESR as the default web browser, with the option to update to <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/firefox-146-is-out-with-native-support-for-fractional-scaled-displays-on-wayland\">Firefox 146<\/a><\/strong> through the repositories, and Mozilla Thunderbird 140.5.0 ESR as the email client.<\/p>\n<p>For optimal performance, the developers recommend installing SparkyLinux on UEFI-enabled machines that have an active internet connection, utilizing the Calamares graphical installer. For those using older BIOS systems, the command-line installer is suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Users can download SparkyLinux 2025.12 now from the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sparkylinux.org\/download\/rolling\/\">official website<\/a><\/em>, which offers various editions, including <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/lxqt-2-2-desktop-environment-released-with-many-wayland-improvements\">LXQt 2.2<\/a><\/strong>, Xfce 4.20, MATE 1.26, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-plasma-6-5-3-improves-visual-smoothness-on-multi-monitor-vrr-setups\">KDE Plasma 6.5.3<\/a><\/strong>, MinimalGUI (Openbox), and MinimalCLI (text mode) options for 64-bit systems.<\/p>\n<p>Current users of SparkyLinux Rolling can update their installations without the need to download new ISO images. 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