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<H2><A NAME="s12">12. Choosing a distribution.</A></H2>
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<P>You are very lucky, it seems that you can pick the one you like.
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In order to help you with this task here are some links, that should
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help you to make an informed decision.
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.1">12.1 Aurora SPARC Linux</A>
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<P>This distribution is based on the RedHat 7.3 SPARC distribution.
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The homepage is:
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<A HREF="http://www.auroralinux.org/">http://www.auroralinux.org/</A>
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It is on the rise.
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There exists 3 mailing lists. You can join them at
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<A HREF="http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo">http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo</A><P>The latest version codenamed wombat can be downloaded on the
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<A HREF="ftp://auroralinux.org/pub/aurora/build-1.91/">ftp://auroralinux.org/pub/aurora/build-1.91/</A> ftp site.
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.2">12.2 Debian GNU/Linux.</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Debian GNU/Linux runs on SPARC platform;
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you can find a lot of informations about this port at the
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<A HREF="http://www.debian.org/ports/sparc/">http://www.debian.org/ports/sparc/</A> webpage
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<P>You can join the mailing list by sending a mail to
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<A HREF="mailto:debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org">< debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org ></A> with subscribe as the subject.
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.3">12.3 Gentoo</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This is a SPARC and SPARC64 distribution, more informations can be
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found in the Gentoo handbook at
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<A HREF="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/draft/handbook-sparc.xml">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/draft/handbook-sparc.xml</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.4">12.4 PLD.</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This distribution is based on the RedHat and is developed in Poland.
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They do have a SPARC 32 port.
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More information can be found at their homepage
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<A HREF="http://pld.org.pl/">http://pld.org</A>
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They also provide some mailing lists. More information can be found there:
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<A HREF="http://mail.pld.org.pl/mailman/listinfo/">http://mail.pld.org.pl/mailman/listinfo/</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.5">12.5 RedHat Linux.</A>
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</H2>
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<P>The latest RedHat Linux distribution for the SPARC architecture is the 6.2; you can download it
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at
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxiso.org/download.php/243/zoot-sparc.iso">http://www.linuxiso.org/download.php/243/zoot-sparc.iso</A> for example.
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<P>There exists a mailing list about Linux and RedHat on SPARC Processors,
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you can access it there:
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<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/sparc-list">http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/sparc-list</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.6">12.6 Slackware</A>
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</H2>
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<P>There exists a port for the SPARC architecture, more information
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is available at
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<A HREF="http://www.slackware.com/ports/sparc/">http://www.slackware.com/ports/sparc/</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.7">12.7 SLXT</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Actually, the SPARC-Linux Xterminal Package is not a distribution, it is
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a way to use a diskless SPARCStation as an X terminal. This is a a very convenient
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package.
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More information can be found at
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<A HREF="http://www.pucebaboon.com/SLXT/">http://www.pucebaboon.com/SLXT/</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.8">12.8 Linux Terminal Server Project</A>
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</H2>
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<P>The Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
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is a convenient way to turn a SPARC or an Ultra SPARC workstation into
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a diskless workstation.
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The project's homepage is
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<A HREF="http://www.ltsp.org/">http://www.ltsp.org/</A><P>Step by step instruction to setup a client on an Ultra SPARC can be found at the following website:
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<A HREF="http://math.univ-lille1.fr/ltsp-sparc/">http://math.univ-lille1.fr/ltsp-sparc/</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.9">12.9 SplackLinux</A>
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</H2>
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<P>It is meant to be Slackware Compatible for SPARC.
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Its homepage is
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<A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/splack">http://sourceforge.net/projects/splack</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.10">12.10 SuSE Linux.</A>
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</H2>
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<P>The SuSE Linux 7.3 distribution is quite complete, you have 5 ISOs to
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download. You can grab it at
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the following URL:
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc">ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc</A><P>In the subdirectories you will also find bonus software such as
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KDE libraries and programms.
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<P>There is a mirror site located in Germany:
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/">ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/</A>
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And, there are some extra files on the
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SuSE's
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server.
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You can join the mailing list by sending a blank mail to
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<A HREF="mail to:suse-sparc-subscribe@suse.com">< suse-sparc-subscribe@suse.com ></A>
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More information can be found at:
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<A HREF="http://www.suse.com">http://www.suse.com</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss12.11">12.11 Vine Linux</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This is a Japanese distribution and there exist a SPARC port.
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It is an rpm based distribution.
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From the documentation, it supports both SPARC 32 and SPARC 64.
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The documentation (in Japanese ;-) ) can be read online at
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<A HREF="http://www.vinelinux.org/sparc/2.1.5/install-vine-sparc-2.1.5.html">http://www.vinelinux.org/sparc/2.1.5/install-vine-sparc-2.1.5.html</A><P>
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