[Tfug] Differences between Ubuntu and Debian

[Josh Miller]

Robert Hunter wrote:
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> On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 11:01:38AM -0700, Matt Jacob wrote:
>> Uhh... anything else?
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> Besides the things you mentioned, one of the most notable differences
> is support for non-Intel hardware. More specifically, I think the main
> Ubuntu project releases only for x86, and x86_64.  I've heard of ports
> to other platforms, but I've no first-hand experience.
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> Also, Debian provides several install methods, whereas Ubunutu
> releases only install CDs.  I recently discovered this while trying to
> install Ubuntu on a machine with a possibly faulty optical drive.
> 
> - --Rob
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Ports exist for Sparc, PPC, IA-64 and ... I think PA-RISC.  I installed 
the ppc port of 7.10 on a powerbook some time ago with pretty good 
result - I think I ended up stripping it down quite a bit to get 
reasonable speed.

I don't think there's anything on the ubuntu website about the ports - I 
seem to remember Googling "ubuntu ppc" to find them at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/

-Josh