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тАО09-16-2009 05:46 AM
тАО09-16-2009 05:46 AM
Which flavor seems best for ease of use?
What do you like and dislike.
Any general comment would be welcome.
Thanks
Fred
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тАО09-16-2009 01:37 PM
тАО09-16-2009 01:37 PM
SolutionWhy?
If you're changing operating systems, then
why keep the old hardware at all? I'd expect
GNU/Linux software to be more commonly
available for an Intel CPU architecture.
What's the advantage to running it on an old,
slow, PA-RISC workstation?
Are you using the graphics or the audio? Are
they supported under your proposed OS?
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тАО09-16-2009 03:35 PM
тАО09-16-2009 03:35 PM
Re: PA-RISC Gentoo or Debian?
With regards to feature sets, the PA-RISC ports of Linux are much more limited than the Intel CPU versions.
No open office, limited compiler choices.
You might find it better to keep the PA-RISC devices on HP-UX even after support drops. Just download all the possible depots for 11.11 and keep them handy for when you need them.
I've explored the possibility a few times and always ended up leaving the system on HP-UX
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тАО09-16-2009 10:30 PM
тАО09-16-2009 10:30 PM
Re: PA-RISC Gentoo or Debian?
that said, i only have installed debian on parisc before. i'm not bothered with gentoo as it will probably take more of your time then it's worth.
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тАО09-17-2009 11:24 AM
тАО09-17-2009 11:24 AM
Re: PA-RISC Gentoo or Debian?
Thanks all!
Fred
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тАО09-17-2009 12:17 PM
тАО09-17-2009 12:17 PM
Re: PA-RISC Gentoo or Debian?
> Linux on risc chips.
It depends on what you intend to do. (And
whether it would be possible. Or practical.)
A description like "process large data files"
doesn't tell me enough to permit serious
advice. It might be educational to run the
experiment on some stray workstation. If the
software all works, and if the more serious
hardware would be costly to replace, then it
could make some sense to run Linux on it.
Perhaps HP's software support ends in 2013.
(These are all "workstations", so 11.11 is
the end of the line in HP-UX?) Who's
supporting Linux on PA-RISC, and how long?