Re: GNOME and mklinux

[Martin Schulze <joey finlandia Infodrom North DE>]

Sven wrote:
> > Unfortunately I'm running mkLinux, not LinuxPPC (NuBus machine can't run
> > LinuxPPC). DR3 of mkLinux uses Redhat's package manager, and the name of the
> > glibc package is 'glibc-0.96.1212-1g.rpm'. It's dated May 6. I'm not at my
> 
> it's the same glibc 1.99.xxx that is used in all ppc linuxes right now, including 
> the rpms from linuxppc.
> 
> i don't think there is reason why you could not install debian-powerpc on top of a mklinux kernel, but then i am not very knowledgeable on mac linuxes.

Debian/powerpc will work with a mklinux kernel, too.  Both kernels are
binary compatible wrt binary programs.

> there is a installation document at :
> 
> http://master.debian.org/~joey/powerpc/install.html
> 
> (* but remember it is all still very alpha ... err not yet official, but it should work without much problems. *)

But it's stable now.  However I notices suspicious (but not dangerous) reboots
on my machine.

Regards,

	Joey

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