SparkyLinux CLI is a special edition of the Debian-based operating system called SparkyLinux that features no graphical desktop environment and has been designed from the ground up to be used for system rescue tasks.
Supports 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms
The CLI (Command-Line Interface) edition of SparkyLinux can be downloaded as Live CD ISO images for the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) hardware platforms. Keep in mind that you will have to write this ISO images to either a USB thumb drive or CD disc in order to boot them from the BIOS of a PC.
Boot options
The Live CDs use the same minimalistic boot menu that is found in all other SparkyLinux editions, allowing you to start the live environment with default drivers or in failsafe mode, check the computer’s memory for errors, as well as to boot an existing operating system from the first disk.
Usable only via the command-line interface
As mentioned, this is a special SparkyLinux edition that is usable only via the command-line interface. It features no graphical desktop environment and it allows the advanced user to rescue broken operating system or recover lost data from damaged hard disk drives.
In addition, the user can use this operating system to build his/her own customized distribution of Linux based on SparkyLinux, which in turn is based on the award winning Debian GNU/Linux distro.
Bottom line
Summing up, the CLI edition of SparkyLinux provides users with a free, fast, simple and open source Linux distribution specifically designed for system administrators who are looking for a Debian-based system rescue CD.
It provides support for most mobile and wireless network cards. Do not hesitate to check out some of the other SparkyLinux editions, with the Xfce, KDE, Trinity, GNOME, LXDE or Enlightenment desktop environments, all of them available for download on Softoware.
What is new in this release:
- full system upgrade from Debian testing repos as of June 10, 2018
- Linux kernel 4.16.12 (4.17.0-sparky is available in Sparky ‘unstable' repo)
- Calamares 3.1.12 (not upgraded to 3.2 yet)
- added packages: xinit (provides "startx" command)
- removed packages: gksu
- Firefox ESR removed and replaced by the latest Firefox 60.0.2 (LXQt edition)
- Java web plugin removed; most modern web browsers don't support the plugin any more
- Open Java (OpenJDK) removed from the live system too; the package can be installed back via APTus-> Codecs-> OpenJDK
- Clementine music player changed by Yarock; Clementine uses old Qt 4, Yarock uses Qt 5 (LXQt edition)
- slightly refreshed appearance of the Tint2 panel (MinimalGUI edition)
- the Midori web browser is not upgraded for the last 3 years about so has been removed and replaced by an other small and fast Otter Browser (still in RC stage); your favorite web browser can be installed via APTus-> Network
- the default terminal emulator has been changed from XTerm to LXterminal (MinimalGUI edition)
- added a new, small tool to the Tint2 panel: Sparky Dashboard which displays all installed applications inside of Yad based fullscreen window (MinimalGUI edition); and can run them of course.
What is new in version :
New in SparkyLinux CLI 3.2 (December 18th, 2013)
What is new in version 4.1:
- Linux kernel 3.14
- all packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/06/23
- support for installation on machines with EFI
- systemd is the default init system now, see how to change sysvinit to systemd:
- http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-systemd/
- added new package: hardinfo
What is new in version 4.0:
- Linux kernel 3.14
- all packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/06/23
- support for installation on machines with EFI
- systemd is the default init system now, see how to change sysvinit to systemd:
- http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-systemd/
- added new package: hardinfo
What is new in version 3.6:
- Linux kernel 3.14
- all packages upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2014/06/23
- support for installation on machines with EFI
- systemd is the default init system now, see how to change sysvinit to systemd:
- http://sparkylinux.org/sparky-systemd/
- added new package: hardinfo
What is new in version 3.2:
- Linux kernel 3.11-2 (3.11.10-1)
- All packages have been upgraded from Debian testing repositories as of 2013/12/15
- Added support for installation 32 bit applications on 64 bit systems
- Added 32 bit wine package for 64 bit system
- Added package curl - it's a missing depends for PlayOnLinux
- sparky-aptus has been updated up to version 0.1.6 - added new option ‘Fix Broken DPKG' - it lets you fix not (or wrong) installed/upgraded packages with ‘dpkg' tool.
What is new in version 3.1:
- Linux kernel 3.10-3 (3.10.11-1)
- All packages have been updated from Debian testing repositories as of 2013/09/27
- Added Teamviewer client for remote controling other machines
- Added Sparky APTus - a small, simply and lightweight frontend for "apt-get" for upgrading and cleaning up the system, installing and removing packages
- Added Minitube - a lightweight video player of YouTube contents
- Added Gnote - a lightweight notes
- Added Osmo - a lightweight personal organizer
- Added Radiotray - a very small application for listening to the internet radio channels
- SparkyBackup-System bug fixed - updated up to 0.1.4
- Brasero has been removed and Xfburn has been installed
- lxpolkit bug fixed after the LXDE and Lxpolkit updating
- e17 desktop has been dropped out from the main release
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