Subject: Re: Help regarding linux on a sparc20....
From: Jeff Norton (jeff@arcticpc.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 17:18:41 AKST
Leif Sawyer wrote:
>
> Craig Hasund writes:
> > Does anyone have experience using linux (any flavor) on a SUN
> > sparc platform (specifically Sparc20)? I've noticed that the
> > gui for solaris significantly slows the machine down and am
> > interested in either turning it off (not sure if that's possible)
> > or installing linux without the Xserver stuff.
>
> I run SuSE 7.3 for UltraSparc (ultra 2, 1 300mhz processor)
>
> i've been using linux for sparc for about 18 months, and must say that
> it's been pretty darn stable. for some things it's been faster (or more
> resilient to fluctuation), and for some (like graphics) it's been slower.
>
> Things to do: use a low footprint manager, not kde or gnome. twm is fairly
> light, and there's probably others that folk know about.
>
> if you need the ISO's for the sparc, let me know and I'll drop you a URL,
> as i've got them local.
>
> Leif
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