[huskerlug] Re: Linux on SPARC

        It's whatever makes Ben happy.  SuSE would be the easiest to
install, I assume they have a Yast to do it, on that distro,  Your 
more familiar with both.
        Probably,  Debian will have the longest lasting support.  I think they
had before anyone else and still support it.  I gave away a Sparc and 
a copy of  Redhat 5.2 for the Sparc.  I don't see where Redhat 
supports the machine anymore.  ---Jim


On Friday 11 July 2003 19:11, you wrote:
> I had trouble with networking in Suse 7.3 on a Ultra SPARC 1...works
> = fine on
> a SPARCstation 5, I'm using Aurora Linux now without any problem on
> the = same
> Ultra 1
>
> Gentoo I can only imagine how long that would take on my might
> 70Mhz, = 110Mhz
> and 143Mhz machines :)
>
> Mandrake Beta? Have to look into that one...
>
> One Problem I'm having with seems just a mater of Linux on SPARC is
> Java support in web browser.
>
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> On Behalf Of Jim Worrest
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> Subject: [huskerlug] Re: Linux on SPARC
>
>
>       Ben, I will point out that Debian appears to have a SPARC distro,
> and Mandrake a beta one.   If you're more familiar with how those=20
> behave,  it could make it easier for you.  I guess Sparc computers
> are=20 a little crankier get working than the typical pc.  ---Jim
>
> On Friday 11 July 2003 02:56, you wrote:
> > I'll probably start with SuSE 7.3 because it looks like it's
> > the=20 easiest one to install.
> >
> > Does anybody know why the big distros dropped sparc support?  I
> > wonder =
> >
> > how much extra work it was for them to port everything...
> >
> > --Ben Chavet
> >
> > Quoting Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > >   Someone brought up this awhile ago and did come up with a=20
> > > distribution different from SuSE 7.3.  I use this distro on my
> > > IBMs=20 and it usually works very well, and there is still
> > > support for it. =20 ---Jim
> > >
> > > On Thursday 10 July 2003 23:44, you wrote:
> > > > We have a bunch of old Sun machines where I work and I'm=20
> > > > interested in putting linux on them.  For some of the machines
> > > > it=20 will mean bringing
> > >
> > > them
> > >
> > > > back from the dead, for others it will be a migration from=20
> > > > Solaris.  Most of these machines are workstations in our
> > > > computer=20 lab which nobody really uses, which is why I'm
> > > > interested in=20 introducing something new.  It might sparc
> > > > some new interest in=20 these machines (pun half-way intended
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > > Looking around, it seems that most of the major distros
> > > > have=20 dropped SPARC support quite a while ago.  Does anybody
> > > > have any=20 suggestions as to which distro would work best. 
> > > > I'd like to have=20 a package-based distro of some sort just
> > > > to make software=20 installation a bit easier.  Although I
> > > > realize that most projects=20 don't package for SPARC anyway,
> > > > so I'd be willing to play around=20 with a source-based
> > > > distro.
> > > >
> > > > Any tips or suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > --Ben Chavet
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