Will a remastered debian for powerpc still be in the powerpc architecture?
I would like to know because I am going to use a power pc mac g5 for making my distribution. I also need to know if it makes my remaster the powerpc architecture and how to change it to 32 or 64-bit if possible.
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I would like to know because I am going to use a power pc mac g5 for making my distribution. I also need to know if it makes my remaster the powerpc architecture and how to change it to 32 or 64-bit if possible.
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I would like to know because I am going to use a power pc mac g5 for making my distribution. I also need to know if it makes my remaster the powerpc architecture and how to change it to 32 or 64-bit if possible.
debian powerpc
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I would like to know because I am going to use a power pc mac g5 for making my distribution. I also need to know if it makes my remaster the powerpc architecture and how to change it to 32 or 64-bit if possible.
debian powerpc
debian powerpc
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Strictly speaking, if you're creating your own distribution based on Debian, the powerpc architecture can be whatever you want it to be; in Debian it's "only" a name in dpkg's tables.
If you do change your definition of an architecture though, you'd be better off changing the architecture name; for a good example of what happens when you don't, see Raspbian (where armhf isn't the same as Debian's armhf).
powerpc in Debian is 32-bit; there's a 64-bit port, ppc64 (and a 64-bit little-endian port, ppc64el, but that's not relevant for a G5). If you want to mix both you'd use multiarch typically.
So the answer to your question depends on what changes you intend to make in your "remastering"...
answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
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So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
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Strictly speaking, if you're creating your own distribution based on Debian, the powerpc architecture can be whatever you want it to be; in Debian it's "only" a name in dpkg's tables.
If you do change your definition of an architecture though, you'd be better off changing the architecture name; for a good example of what happens when you don't, see Raspbian (where armhf isn't the same as Debian's armhf).
powerpc in Debian is 32-bit; there's a 64-bit port, ppc64 (and a 64-bit little-endian port, ppc64el, but that's not relevant for a G5). If you want to mix both you'd use multiarch typically.
So the answer to your question depends on what changes you intend to make in your "remastering"...
answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
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Strictly speaking, if you're creating your own distribution based on Debian, the powerpc architecture can be whatever you want it to be; in Debian it's "only" a name in dpkg's tables.
If you do change your definition of an architecture though, you'd be better off changing the architecture name; for a good example of what happens when you don't, see Raspbian (where armhf isn't the same as Debian's armhf).
powerpc in Debian is 32-bit; there's a 64-bit port, ppc64 (and a 64-bit little-endian port, ppc64el, but that's not relevant for a G5). If you want to mix both you'd use multiarch typically.
So the answer to your question depends on what changes you intend to make in your "remastering"...
answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
165k24366446
So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
|
show 5 more comments
Strictly speaking, if you're creating your own distribution based on Debian, the powerpc architecture can be whatever you want it to be; in Debian it's "only" a name in dpkg's tables.
If you do change your definition of an architecture though, you'd be better off changing the architecture name; for a good example of what happens when you don't, see Raspbian (where armhf isn't the same as Debian's armhf).
powerpc in Debian is 32-bit; there's a 64-bit port, ppc64 (and a 64-bit little-endian port, ppc64el, but that's not relevant for a G5). If you want to mix both you'd use multiarch typically.
So the answer to your question depends on what changes you intend to make in your "remastering"...
answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
165k24366446
Strictly speaking, if you're creating your own distribution based on Debian, the powerpc architecture can be whatever you want it to be; in Debian it's "only" a name in dpkg's tables.
If you do change your definition of an architecture though, you'd be better off changing the architecture name; for a good example of what happens when you don't, see Raspbian (where armhf isn't the same as Debian's armhf).
powerpc in Debian is 32-bit; there's a 64-bit port, ppc64 (and a 64-bit little-endian port, ppc64el, but that's not relevant for a G5). If you want to mix both you'd use multiarch typically.
So the answer to your question depends on what changes you intend to make in your "remastering"...
answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 9:03
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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165k24366446
So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
|
show 5 more comments
So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
So how do I use Multiarch? Is that the best method?
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:35
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
You'll need to explain what you're trying to do in more detail if you want to know what the best method is...
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:38
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
I want to make a distro based on debian on a Powerpc and intend to redistribute it with linux live kit but I also want it to be compatible with other computers.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:41
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
You want a single live system which can work on multiple architectures?
– Stephen Kitt
Jun 24 '15 at 9:44
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
I actually think that would work better than having one or more archetectures so yes.
– nerd7473
Jun 24 '15 at 9:45
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