[TriLUG] Linux for DEC/Compaq/HP Alpha?

Tanner Lovelace clubjuggler at gmail.com
Wed Nov 24 12:07:11 EST 2004


You might try the Debian port.  I'm not sure about alpha, but I recently 
installed debian sarge on a mips processor and it was dead simple.
>From the web page, it looks like the Debian alpha port is under
active development.

http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/

Cheers,
Tanner


On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:56:12 -0500, Rodent of Unusual Size
<ken.coar at golux.com> wrote:
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> I have a couple of Alphas I'd like to put Linux on.  However, AFAIK
> Red Hat discontinued their Alpha support around V6.2, and I'm not
> in tune enough with any other distros to know what's there.
> 
> Anyone around who's got Linux on an Alpha and can recommend the
> best way to go?
> 
> TIA..
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