Dave (from the UK) wrote:
> ckang wrote:
>> Hi, I'm new to Linux system,
>> can somebody teach me how to do the setting to connect my system
>> (Ultra 5) to network.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
> Why are you using Linux on an UltraSPARC based Sun? Whilst it can be
> done, Linux distos on SPARC architecture are well behind them on Intel
> x86. Redhat for example ceased development years ago on SPARC. There are
> some that will run, including Redhat, but it is not a good thing to
> start learning.

There are still many distros that give support to Sparc (both 32bit and 64bit)
and one reason to use linux on Sparc can be the slowness of the Solaris.

All the hardware in an U5 is supported today in linux, so there aren't any
problems there. The GNU suet is there too and many other apps works more or
less too, whet don't work don't work under Solaris either.


> Note, some of the later Suns, like the Ultra 20, have x86 processors
> (AMD, possibly others) and these are well suited for Linux, but the
> Ultra 5 (SPARC processor) is not.

The U5/10 are one of the most stable Sparc machines when it comes to linux and
I must say I do disagree with you, even if there are better support for things
for x86 arch, that don't make other arches less good to learn linux on. The
more users that uses a arch, the higher likelihood that there will be more
developers for that arch. PPC is passing x86 when it comes to linux
development rate, of course that don't mean that Sparc will become the
mainstream linux arch, but it shows that the x86 dominance ain't as big as it
used to be.