Ultralinux for Sun newbies?

Ultralinux for Sun newbies?

[Robert Macomber]

With a few changes coming up at my place of work, I've been thinking
(for various reasons) about getting a Sun workstation for home use, and,
naturally, I've also been thinking about what operating system to use. 
While I am by no means a newcomer to Linux, or even Unix in general, I
have virtually no experience with Sun hardware.  So, my question is, is
Ultralinux for me?

I know that the UltraSparc port is a work in progress, but I've been
reading this mailing list for a few months now -- at least as far back
as 3 April, which is when the first message I saved was dated -- and as
far as I can tell, if I get Linux to boot at all, it will be
sufficiently stable for my needs.  My question, then, is: is this a
correct impression?  Should I get the workstation and install Linux,
keep Solaris around until UltraPenguin 1.1 is released, or get another
Intel box with Linux?
-- 
Rob Macomber
robertm@usweb.com

Re: Ultralinux for Sun newbies?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

Robert Macomber wrote:
> [..] -- and as
> far as I can tell, if I get Linux to boot at all, it will be
> sufficiently stable for my needs.  My question, then, is: is this a
> correct impression?  

Yes.  I use RedHat/Sparc 4.2 since about a year now (on a Sparc IPX and
some SS2's), and it "just works" - no crashes whatsoever.

> Should I get the workstation and install Linux,
> keep Solaris around until UltraPenguin 1.1 is released, or get another
> Intel box with Linux?

Going Intel is the easier road - going Sparc is more fun :-)

gert

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