Re: New to list
On 02/23/2012 07:30 PM, Kristen R wrote:
> List members,
Hi Kristen
> I just joined this list after finding it on some Debian website
> last night. I just installed Debian on my old Apple G4 PPC. I was
> searching for information from a PPC point of view when I found
> this women's list. Really, I have to say I got just a little bit
> excited. Women in computers isn't all that rare but women in Linux
> is much more so! I glanced through the profiles listed and realized
> quickly that the women here understand Linux very well.
Welcome!
> I am new to Debian coming from the Red Hat distributions. And this
> is my first Linux install on a PPC. It appears that one of my first
> task is to build a custom kernel to support dual processors. I
> haven't build a kernel since the old 2.4 days on my server, and
> that was on x386 architecture. I should rather think that someone
> has already built such a kernel, but I don't know where to find
> one. There is a lot of Debian literature which I have been glancing
> through.
You can install linux-image-powerpc-smp to get the latest
multiprocessor kernel (in your installed suite: e.g. stable/squeeze or
testing/wheezy) for powerpc.
> I didn't join this list seeking PPC assistance specifically. But
> rather to commingle with others of like mind. And it's always been
> a desire that one day I might join in projects and even get
> involved with some development. Although this isn't why I
> specifically joined the list either, but it would be cool if things
> worked out that way some day
That's the spirit! Good luck and don't be afraid to ask for assistance
when needed.
Cheers
Luk
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