<quote who="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> > I need to install a debian woody system to compile some bits for an > embedded box.
You absolutely need woody for API/ABI compat with the embedded box you're building for? I'll assume yes for my answers. :-) > 1) can I install ubuntu and use that? Not directly, however... > 2) If I can't, what's the quick easy way to get up n running. I assume the > rest of the development system is purely apt-get. Your best bet is the wonderful and ancient debootstrap tool, which will let you build a filesystem for pretty much any Debian OS you care to. Just use the command line options (nicely documented) to point it at woody, and it'll create a woody root tree for you. Then, you can chroot into that and install apps, build things, whatever. - Jeff -- LinuxTag 2006: Wiesbaden, Germany http://www.linuxtag.org/2006/ 100% Pure Slashdot Wisdom: "Source code gives a whole new meaning to free software." -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
