On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 03:42:51PM -0500, Amy Tanner wrote: > I've got a bunch of sparc boxes (9 Sun Ultra 10s and 1 Sun Enterprise 3500) > that I'd like to put linux on. I was thinking debian would probably be > my best choice, since all our other workstations are redhat using APT. > The boxes are out of state and I'd like to do the install remotely > if possible. I can probably get someone at the other end to put in a > boot floppy/CD as needed, but I'd like the process automated if possible. > I use RedHat's kickstart for all our other linux boxes and would like to > do something similar. I run Debian on Sparc and the places you'll want to start looking on the Debian Sparc port page[1]. As for kickstart like alternatives on Debian, there's an article on this topic up right now on Debian Planet [2]. I have never done it myself, but it sounds like you might want to look into FAI[3]. 1. http://www.debian.org/ports/sparc/ 2. http://www.debianplanet.org/article.php?thold=0&mode=nested&order=2&sid=697 3. http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/ -- Jim Crumley |Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List (TCLUG) crumley at fields.space.umn.edu |Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Ruthless Debian Zealot |http://www.mn-linux.org/ Never laugh at live dragons |Dmitry's free,Jon's next? http://faircopyright.org