[Sunhelp] Linux on SPARC

[Parag Patel]

I had trouble installing Redhat (the base for Mandrake) on my SS2 with a 450
meg drive. I ended up installing a new 4.3G drive to give me space to
install the complete distribution. You like X, or command line? ;-)

Parag Patel
ppatel at preferred.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Ghent <daleg at elemental.org>
To: SunHELP List <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Cc: SunRescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] Linux on SPARC


> On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Paul Khoury wrote:
>
> | Okay, I hope I don't create too many flames with this one - I think 3
Solaris boxes is pretty good
> | for now, but I'm thinking of trying UltraLinux - anyone have a
suggestion on which distribution
> | is good?  A friend suggested Mandrake, but I'm unsure on what to use.
Or should I just
> | stay with Solaris on it?  The machine is a SS1+, 660MB drive, 32MB of
RAM, but that's going
> | to 64MB hopefully this weekend.
>
> All things considered, you'll prolly have more fun with the SS1+ with
> Linux on it than with any recent Solaris. As to which distribution you
> should use, I have no good idea. I used RH S/Linux in a past life, and
> found it adequate/fast enough for a LX.
>
> /dale
>
>
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