Is there a linux distro for use with a bppc?

keropi · 28 July 2005, 15:16

As title, is there any linux distro for ppc amigas? like my system?

does it worth the effort?

Bamiga2002 · 28 July 2005, 16:41

Here's Debian to try out: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/

keropi · 28 July 2005, 20:02

is it a current release, or an ancient one?

Bamiga2002 · 28 July 2005, 20:13

It should be the beta drawer, it reads:
08-Jun-2005 14:52

So i think a pretty recent release

keropi · 28 July 2005, 20:31

have u tried it bamiga2002? does it support zorro cards (piccoloSD64) I am on 56k and I must download it elsewhere, I don't want to go in that hassle for nothing

DrBong · 29 July 2005, 07:10

There is the Linux APUS project that is dedicated to 68K/PPC Amigas, but sadly it hasn't been updated in quite some time. Not sure how easy it would be to install an up-to-date Linux distro like Debian. Hopefully Bamiga2002 can give us an opinion on this as I'd be interested to know too.

keropi · 29 July 2005, 07:18

One other q: does it have kde or gnome?

Bamiga2002 · 29 July 2005, 07:32

I haven't tried out Debian and don't know if there's KDE or Gnome for Amiga (i don't think so). If there was a forum or smthng you could query your answers from. Try googling.

keropi · 29 July 2005, 08:10

come to thing of it, if there was kde/gnome for the ppc amiga, every ppc user would have installed it and use browsers/ftp progs/staroffice/etc... so I guess that there is not a chance that they exist for amiga... too bad...

MrZammler · 29 July 2005, 11:30

There is nothing stoping you from using KDE on your Amiga (even mozilla, etc). And I think on PPC they should be quite usable.

As soon as you have linux/BSD installed, then it's just a matter of a simple (although long) compile. I do remember that there even where kde binary packages for NetBSD/68k.

Anyway, I use Blackbox, xchat and Dillo on mine (NetBSD/060) for their speed (although I tried Windowmaker once)

keropi · 29 July 2005, 11:41

ah, so I can have kde on the bppc
does the amiga boot from CD? and u install a partition manager, like on pc to choose what to boot?

MrZammler · 29 July 2005, 13:50

Nope. You basically either leave the installation disk on a cd-rom connected to an interface that linux supports, or in a partition (copy the files).

Then you need an amigaos program that boots and runs a kernel. This is also the way to boot linux once installed (through AmigaOS). It's been a while since I messed with linux on my A1200. NetBSD on the other hand, boots from an RDB partition (just like AOS). (You can have a dual-boot machine this way, by selecting which partition to boot from the early startup-sequence).

keropi · 29 July 2005, 14:15

as we say here in Ioannina: kla'i'n-ma'i'n kai arxidia online .... LOL

28 July 2005, 15:16	#1
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	Is there a linux distro for use with a bppc? As title, is there any linux distro for ppc amigas? like my system? does it worth the effort?

29 July 2005, 07:10	#6
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	There is the Linux APUS project that is dedicated to 68K/PPC Amigas, but sadly it hasn't been updated in quite some time. Not sure how easy it would be to install an up-to-date Linux distro like Debian. Hopefully Bamiga2002 can give us an opinion on this as I'd be interested to know too. Last edited by DrBong; 29 July 2005 at 07:18.

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28 July 2005, 16:41	#2
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Here's Debian to try out: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/

28 July 2005, 20:02	#3
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	is it a current release, or an ancient one?

28 July 2005, 20:13	#4
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	It should be the beta drawer, it reads: 08-Jun-2005 14:52 So i think a pretty recent release

28 July 2005, 20:31	#5
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	have u tried it bamiga2002? does it support zorro cards (piccoloSD64) I am on 56k and I must download it elsewhere, I don't want to go in that hassle for nothing

29 July 2005, 07:18	#7
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	One other q: does it have kde or gnome?

29 July 2005, 07:32	#8
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	I haven't tried out Debian and don't know if there's KDE or Gnome for Amiga (i don't think so). If there was a forum or smthng you could query your answers from. Try googling.

29 July 2005, 08:10	#9
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	come to thing of it, if there was kde/gnome for the ppc amiga, every ppc user would have installed it and use browsers/ftp progs/staroffice/etc... so I guess that there is not a chance that they exist for amiga... too bad...

29 July 2005, 11:30	#10
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	There is nothing stoping you from using KDE on your Amiga (even mozilla, etc). And I think on PPC they should be quite usable. As soon as you have linux/BSD installed, then it's just a matter of a simple (although long) compile. I do remember that there even where kde binary packages for NetBSD/68k. Anyway, I use Blackbox, xchat and Dillo on mine (NetBSD/060) for their speed (although I tried Windowmaker once)

29 July 2005, 11:41	#11
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	ah, so I can have kde on the bppc does the amiga boot from CD? and u install a partition manager, like on pc to choose what to boot?

29 July 2005, 13:50	#12
MrZammler Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crete Age: 46 Posts: 191	Nope. You basically either leave the installation disk on a cd-rom connected to an interface that linux supports, or in a partition (copy the files). Then you need an amigaos program that boots and runs a kernel. This is also the way to boot linux once installed (through AmigaOS). It's been a while since I messed with linux on my A1200. NetBSD on the other hand, boots from an RDB partition (just like AOS). (You can have a dual-boot machine this way, by selecting which partition to boot from the early startup-sequence).

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29 July 2005, 14:15	#13
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	as we say here in Ioannina: kla'i'n-ma'i'n kai arxidia online .... LOL