Re: new to SPARC and Debian-sparc
On Tuesday 07 June 2005 17:07, you wrote: > > Hi, tried this but was getting 404 errors when trying to connect to > http://security.debian.org for some reason. Has anyone else gotten this > error at all either today or recently? Works for me. Ensure the following line is correct in your /etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main Regards, David. -- David Johnson www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website www.ethereye.org.uk - EtherEye Network Host Checker www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new to SPARC and Debian-sparc
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:25:36 +0100 David Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 07 June 2005 13:00, John WHITE wrote: > > Afternoon all, > > Can I preface this post by saying I am new to sparc and have only dabbled > > in installing Debian (although I have been building PC's for >9yrs and > > using flavours of linux for 7 yrs). I installed Solaris 10 on my Ultra5 and > > then though it fun to install Debian - which went fine -no problems there. > > Linux seemed to run faster but of course the current stable version is > > fairly 'old'. What is he current availability of newer or unstable packages > > - is there quite a comprehensive selection? Can I (or how do I/do I have > > to) compile packages for sparc (I have done this for i386)? Any other > > gotchas?? > > Pl remember I am new to Debian/SPARC and > > > > A new version of Debian was released yesterday which is MUCH more up-to-date. > You should be able to upgrade to it simply by running 'apt-get update && > apt-get dist-upgrade'. > > You can compile stuff on SPARC just like you can on x86, but you probably > won't need to - most of the software you'll ever need is available within > Debian. Hi, tried this but was getting 404 errors when trying to connect to http://security.debian.org for some reason. Has anyone else gotten this error at all either today or recently? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new to SPARC and Debian-sparc
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:00:47 +0200 (CEST) John WHITE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Afternoon all, > Can I preface this post by saying I am new to sparc and have only dabbled in > installing Debian (although I have been building PC's for >9yrs and using > flavours of linux for 7 yrs). > I installed Solaris 10 on my Ultra5 and then though it fun to install Debian > - which went fine -no problems there. Linux seemed to run faster but of > course the current stable version is fairly 'old'. > What is he current availability of newer or unstable packages - is there > quite a comprehensive selection? > Can I (or how do I/do I have to) compile packages for sparc (I have done this > for i386)? > Any other gotchas?? > Pl remember I am new to Debian/SPARC and > > John White > Cheshire, UK John, welcome to the Sparc Debian Family! I run the latest Sparc port (Sarge) her on a Sun Ultra 5 desktop at home (I am actually replying to your original email posting on it right now ). As long as you run "apt-get upgrade" and "apt-get update" on a fairly regular basis (run the program as root of course) the you should not have any problems with any of the latest updates. Peace, Robert Wolfe, OpenSource Solutions http://www.osshome.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new to SPARC and Debian-sparc
On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:25:36 BST, David Johnson writes: >A new version of Debian was released yesterday which is MUCH more up-to-date. >You should be able to upgrade to it simply by running 'apt-get update && >apt-get dist-upgrade'. Please read the release notes before you attempt that. http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/sparc/release-notes/ cheers, &rw -- -- "Having a firewall that allows NFS to the Internet is like having a -- seat belt that lets your head touch the dashboard." - Marcus Ranum pgpS39NFLzYjp.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: new to SPARC and Debian-sparc
On Tuesday 07 June 2005 13:00, John WHITE wrote: > Afternoon all, > Can I preface this post by saying I am new to sparc and have only dabbled > in installing Debian (although I have been building PC's for >9yrs and > using flavours of linux for 7 yrs). I installed Solaris 10 on my Ultra5 and > then though it fun to install Debian - which went fine -no problems there. > Linux seemed to run faster but of course the current stable version is > fairly 'old'. What is he current availability of newer or unstable packages > - is there quite a comprehensive selection? Can I (or how do I/do I have > to) compile packages for sparc (I have done this for i386)? Any other > gotchas?? > Pl remember I am new to Debian/SPARC and > A new version of Debian was released yesterday which is MUCH more up-to-date. You should be able to upgrade to it simply by running 'apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade'. You can compile stuff on SPARC just like you can on x86, but you probably won't need to - most of the software you'll ever need is available within Debian. Regards, David. -- David Johnson www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website www.ethereye.org.uk - EtherEye Network Host Checker www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
new to SPARC and Debian-sparc
Afternoon all, Can I preface this post by saying I am new to sparc and have only dabbled in installing Debian (although I have been building PC's for >9yrs and using flavours of linux for 7 yrs). I installed Solaris 10 on my Ultra5 and then though it fun to install Debian - which went fine -no problems there. Linux seemed to run faster but of course the current stable version is fairly 'old'. What is he current availability of newer or unstable packages - is there quite a comprehensive selection? Can I (or how do I/do I have to) compile packages for sparc (I have done this for i386)? Any other gotchas?? Pl remember I am new to Debian/SPARC and John White Cheshire, UK
