Hi Brian! On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 03:07 +0000, Brian2 wrote: > Booting from the iso in the DVD allowed me to install without an issue.
Great. > However, I was unable to find a mirror to download any packages from. I'm > only after basic stuff like tcsh, alpine, openssh-server, etc. > > What are my next steps now to make this system useful? Make sure you have these lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list: # binary default deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unstable main deb http://incoming.ports.debian.org/buildd/ unstable main deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unreleased main # contrib and non-free arch:all packages (i.e. firmware) deb [arch=all] http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable contrib non-free # source deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main deb-src http://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd/ buildd-unstable main You can fetch the file from here: > https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/sources.list You may have to install the Debian Ports Archive Keyring: # wget http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool/main/d/debian-ports-archive-keyring/debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb # dpkg -i debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb before running: # apt update > Thanks Adrian for keeping Debian alive on Sparc. You're welcome. > Now to add a second CPU to this box and up the RAM a bit. Good idea. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer `. `' Physicist `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
