[ale] Linux on sparc recommendations?
runman
runman at speedfactory.net
Sat Aug 26 14:25:37 EDT 2006
Which Ubuntu and which Sunblade ??? I tried to install Kubuntu & plain
vanilla Ubuntu on a SunBlade 100 and couldn't get it done - despite trying
several things that Mr. Google recommended. I have only gotten Debian on it
(HYPERLINK
"http://www.de-brauwer.be/docs/debian_on_sun.html"http://www.de-brauwer.be/d
ocs/debian_on_sun.html). I think Aurora is kinda sketchy - the news posts
goes from August 2003 to Nov 2004 to nov 2005 to Feb-Apr-Jul of 2006. I
guess someone has picked it up. I gave up and just installed OpenBSD on
mine. FreeBSD was flaky and the latest Solaris was a semi-flop also (gee -
trying to install a Sun OS on a Sun box what was I thinking ?). Still -
it's a great box - built like a Russian tank .... kinda like OpenBSD - only
poor hardware has ever given an OpenBSD install problems.
Greg
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KingBahamut
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:52 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Linux on sparc recommendations?
Ubuntu on Sunblade runs pretty smooth.
On 8/25/06, John Wells <HYPERLINK "mailto:jb at sourceillustrated.com" \n
jb at sourceillustrated.com> wrote:
Guys,
In an effort to target one *nix internally, we have been turning down our
Solaris boxes and replacing them with Linux.
My problem: I have a growing number of idle Sparc machines...some that are
pretty capable and pricey.
I'd rather use them than sell them...is there a particular Linux distro
that runs well on most sparcs? I tend to lean towards Debian myself, but
we do have a fair amount of Red Hat boxes around here as well.
Just looking for experiences and recommendations.
Thanks!
John
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