Warning for Users of Sparky Linux

I have lot of Reservation about Sparky Linux.

1. I have tested it over 3 years.
2. Main reason for using it was its derivative Sparky Linux Game Over.

To be honest I have not played a single Linux game under Sparky Linux and it's game collection is ordinary.

My Reservations are many. 

I will list only a few.

1. It hides it origin which is Poland. 

Politically (read its history) Poland is perhaps worse than India in its wheeler dealing. 

Currently it undermines Russia and getting its fingers burnt.

2. Coming to Linux any distribution that runs on only Root Level is vulnerable. It does not use user level or sub-level activity in normal use.

3. If you are using it for day to day work it means your PC and Laptop are vulnerable. 

Do not use it.
 

4. Yes, it now comes from Debian base but with its backside exposed.
 

5. I think it has sinister plans.
 

6. Its EFI boot loader sucks.
 

7. Collection of utilities are minimal and its APT forum is useless and getting additional software is painful.

Now Russia and Iran have their own Linux distributions and they declare it so!

Why not Poland?
 

I have not used Parsix Linux but I have used Star Linux which is a pretty good military grade distribution, stable and reliable.

Not like Stuck Linux of Israel which is a Spy Linux Agent which Ceylon used during our internal conflict.

LPS, Linux Private and Secure is a CIA unit but no longer available. 

So Sparky Linux in my opinion is variation of another Spy Linux.

Do not use it.

I did a survey on Parsix Linux and it has been discontinued since 2017. It has no torrent file (never was) and available for direct download.

I am talking about current Linux distributions and Emmabantus which is a Debian derivative is pretty good. 

However, it's Version 5 is bit dicey (GRUB Boot Loader) and I continue to use

Debian's Calamara Installer and EFI Booting

Debian's Calamara Installer is a bit of a pain if you have multiple Linux Distributions in your PC or NUC box.
I wanted to install three Linux distributions on my NUC base with only 320GB SATA disk.

Come Christmas time, I stop all work and download, my favorite distributions by torrent client and test them on a USB stick and pick few of them for my daily work.
My pick this year are;
1. Debian Emmabantus Version 5
2. Russian Star Linux
3. Sparky Linux for games

Debian 12.2 has depreciated my NUC base and I cannot install it.
I am not in a hurry to by a ASUS Mini since I know the prices wil come down crashing.
Redhat and Suse I have given up long time ago.

Yes EFI does recognize only one distribution.
There is no way booting others.
I will work out a solution before New Year.

WiFi Settings
Almost all of the old Linux Distributions assume one is having a Wired Ethernet.
Except for Emmabanrus and Ubunru, all of them could not configure the WiFi including Debian 11 Version.
Debian 12 version (I could not test) probably may have figured out a solution.

I do not believe in monthly postpaid services for intermittent Internet work.
I use my cell phone for important information.
Once I have downloaded the Linux images I do not need an internet connection for my work.
A good dictionary is by my side for checking spellings and picking smart words.
So prepaid SIM card is used for my work and I keep a minimum balance for emergency calls.
I rarely use a cellphone and for the last 9 months I have given only one call to my bank in Ceylon.
The cell phone wastes productive time.
Email is cheaper and it keeps almost permanent record and one cannot deny receiving (even if it is in the junk folder) an email.
By the way, I erased everything in my email client.
Even Pinterest I consider as an inconvenience.

One more comment when Installing a distribution the current locality is important.
If the dialog box does not have your location, what one has to do is to go back a step in installation and select the language of use.
For me it is English.
In that stage all the countries that support Linux are listed and one selects ones own locality.
I used to do this after installation in the past.

Star Linux has many advantages.
It has its own database utility which is rarely found in Linux distributions.
It has good Boot Loader which identify other distributions already installed.
It has both legacy BIOS and EFI boot loader.
It has its own on the FLY utilities.
It has a total of only 1650 packages whereas Debian has over 2500 packages.
Only downside is it takes long time to install and one has to sit in front of the monitor and respond to its installment requirement.
It has good virtualization utility.
If you go down for a cup of tea it stalls and wait for your response.
Overall it is a good distribution to have in addition to Debian.

It is a military grade distribution for Stability and Reliability based on Debian Base.

Endless OS Version 5 is available.
I have downloaded it but did not test it live.

By the way, I am going to take a break and there won't be any blog pieces, the moment the election is declared.

I am not involved in any development but testing only.

Thanks a lot to the Community of Developers of Linux.
Without You Developers Linux would not have survived.

When I started only 32 guys worldwide.

I think it has gone up above 5% now.

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