> You probably didn't specify the correct FTP server which is: > > Server: http://ftp.ports.debian.org > Folder: /debian-ports/
Yeah, I tried several regular mirrors first until I discovered that they don't carry debports architectures... > This bug will be fixed once debian-installer has gained full support for > backports. backports or debports? >> It should also be noted that the desktop tasks are currently uninstallable >> because certain packages are missing from sparc64, but that is a minor issue. > > Which packages are those. Again, please report issues as you find them. I don't remember exactly, but I think I couldn't install any desktop tasks because some crucial packages were missing from the dependencies of desktop-base. Also, there is currently no chromium and no firefox for debian-sparc64. I tried to build foxi myself, but it's a pain with the limited memory the Ultra 10 has (and I upgraded mine to the maximum). rustc/cargo eats around 3GB of RAM! With special build flags (i.e. RUSTFLAGS="-Cdebuginfo=0"), compilation is possible, but takes a long time and ultimately stops due to poor big endian support in the source code and other bugs. They'e known, but without a proper fix.
