[buug] Linux on an Ultra/5?

[Bruce Ferrell]

Have a look at the ultralinux web site:

http://www.ultralinux.org/


Warnings are in order however; I just did a splackware install on a
sparcstation 20.  It was not what I've come to expect from a modern
linux install.  I haven't had so much fun since my first linux install
(Slackware) back in '93! :)



Raitis Grinbergs wrote:
> 
> Hello, one and all!  I am a friend of Brian Sobolak, and he referred me here
> for some advice.
> 
> I recently acquired a Sun Ultra/5.  I am interested in trying out Linux,
> both as a workstation and eventually as a web server, and thought that this
> would be a good opportunity to start the process.  I notice that many of the
> Linux flavors have UltraLinux distributions (albeit many of them a release
> or two behind the non-Ultra version).  Is there any information that you can
> give me on the pros and cons of the various distributions on the Ultra?
> 
> Based on what I have seen so far, RedHat is probably out, since they are no
> longer supporting Ultra releases (though I haven't checked out the
> independently-done port project yet), and Debian is a very likely candidate
> since it seems to be the most up-to-date on the Ultra releases.
> 
> Additionally, I am considering trying to dual-boot UltraLinux and Solaris.
> I see comments in the UltraLinux FAQ about doing this, including the fact
> that the swap space can be shared and that Solaris needs to own the first
> few disk sectors, but I did not see any instructions on doing this.  Can you
> point me to any likely places for this sort of information?
> 
> I have used Unix fairly extensively in the past (NeXTStep and Solaris) as a
> user, but rarely as an admin, so I am only *mostly* ignorant. ;-)
> 
> Any information that you could pass on would be most appreciated!
> 
> Thank you,
> Raitis Grinbergs
> 
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