Re: Debian GNU/Linux on SunFire 280R
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 06:14:32PM +0800, GNU Linux wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> How mature is the Debian GNU/Linux for 64bit SPARC Machines? Our office
> bought SunFire 280R
> <http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/280r/sun280r_serverdatasheet.pdf> with
> 2 UltraSPARC III Cu 900Mhz SuperScalar SPARC V9 processors and 4GB RAM
> intended for my mail server project that I'll administer soon but I'm
> afraid to use Solaris 8 or probably Solaris 9 for this purpose because I
> don't have any experience with Solaris OS. I'm thinking of using
> GNU/Linux and I think Debian would be the best distribution for SPARC
> machines. But I'm actually a Mandrake Linux user. I'm just afraid I
> can't use the tools that I usually use in my Mandrake Linux machines if
> I'll use Solaris 8 or 9.
Debian woody should work on 280R. Hopefully others can confirm that.
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