Linux distribution that will run on Sparc CPU.
 

Hello,

We have a server that runs on Solaris using the sparc CPU.

What we want to do is run linux on sparc.

Is there any distribution that will allow linux to run on a sparc CPU?

The reason is because we want to completely remove the Solaris O/S and install linux. Then install the JVM that runs on Linux using the sparc cpu.

I did look at CentOS, but I couldn't find a release that would run on sparc.

Many thanks for any suggestions,

Debian will.

Hello,

I was checking on distroWatch and Debian does support the sparc architecture. So that means Ubuntu server will as well, as ubuntu comes from Debian.

My solution is to install the ubuntu-server 10.4 LTS version. What do you think?

Also, what about the JVM running on sparc that will install on ubuntu? Any problems do you think?

Many thanks for any suggestions,

Ubuntu is x86 and x86_64 only.

I might be wrong but I strongly doubt you'll find any usable JVM for Linux on SPARC.