Aurora SPARC Linux
Aurora SPARC Linux is a Linux distribution, based on Fedora Core, for SPARC-based computers. Aurora was originally created after Red Hat dropped support for the SPARC architecture after Red Hat Linux 6.2.
The name derives from the internal Sun codename for the SPARCStation 5 chassis.
Since Aurora is derived from Fedora, and most of its developers are located in the US, it only maintains packages legally distributable in the United States.
Feature
- Aurora contains special utilities that are specific to the SPARC hardware line, such as audioctl, lssbus, silo.
- While SPARC has supported 64bit processing since the ULTRA series, the SPARC distribution uses a 32 bit kernel
Version history
Like Fedora (and Red Hat Linux before that), Aurora names all of its releases.
Version |
Name |
Date |
|---|---|---|
Build 0.1 |
? |
November 5 2001 |
Build 0.2 |
? |
December 4 2001 |
Build 0.3 |
Phoenix |
July 1 2002 |
Build 0.31 |
Phoenix Rising |
August 9 2002 |
Build 0.32 |
Nashville |
August 31 2002 |
Build 0.4 |
Titanium |
September 26 2002 |
Build 0.42 |
Douglas |
October 4 2002 |
Build 1.0 (stable, based on Red Hat Linux 7.3) |
Ansel |
January 19 2003 |
Build 1.91 |
Wombat |
May 29 2004 |
Build 1.92 |
Tangerine |
November 20 2004 |
Build 2.0 Beta 2 |
? |
November 16 2005 |
Build 2.0 (stable, based on Fedora Core 3) |
Kashmir |
April 14 2006 |
Repositories of extra software
Like Fedora Core, Aurora only includes a core set of packages. For downloading and installing programs or codecs not distributed with Aurora, there are several repositories available.
Official repositories
Currently only Aurora Extras has an official status. This repository supports the currently released version of Aurora SPARC Linux Build 2.0. Aurora Extras is maintained by a group of volunteers. As a link to Extras is currently included in the base distribution, no extra configuration is required to enable it.
See also
- Fedora Core
- Red Hat Linux
- SPARC