It has Solaris 8 on it and I have Solaris 9 in a box next to my desk. However, I just simply don't have the time to invest in learning it. If I can't do it right, I'd rather pass. The box is going to do some monitoring and have a non-public web server running on it. That's about it. ; ) .randy On 6/13/07, Dan Lund wrote: > Not to step on toes, but have you thought about Solaris? > > > On 6/12/07, Randy Melder wrote: > > Group, > > > > I'm wondering if anyone can make a recommendation for a distro for me > > to install? > > > > Basically, this super cheap sun box is sitting in my test rack totally > > dark. It's got: > > 500 MHz UltraSPARC IIe > > 512MB RAM > > 2x80GB IDE drives > > LOM (no video, no keyboard) > > > > Here's some really old installation instructions. > > http://040.digital-bless.com/texts/installing_debian_linux_on_sun_netra_x1.html > > > > I would prefer to install CentOS on it, but there's no port. So... > > other than Debian, what do people suggest??? > > > > thanks! > > > > ; ) .randy > > > > -- > > > > > > > > http://spindomains.us/ > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." > -Napoleon Bonaparte > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- http://spindomains.us/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss