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Stryder
Junior Member
USA
382 Posts |
 Posted - 09 Jan 2003 : 12:21:10
Well, I"m taking my first stab at installing and using an Unix sys on a 68k. My Centris 650 to be specific using NetBSD. Not being a programming genius, heck I doubt I'd even rank as a novice, I'll probably be asking all kinds of questions sometime soon. Hopefully it won't take to long to understand some of the basics.  "One slip and down the hole we fall" Stryders Community |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2003 : 17:09:06
he hasn't talked me into it :-\ but then again I dont have a burner or anything like that :POfficial 68k videographer |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2003 : 19:28:48
You don't need to be a programming genius to use UNIX. I'm not. Usually you don't need to compile anything; most programs are available in binary packages.Some stuff isn't available in packages, so you'll need to compile it. To compile something you just execute these commands: gunzip filename.tar.gz (unzips the sourcecode)
tar -xf filename.tar (untars the sourcecode)
cd filename (changes to the directory)
./configure --help|more (finds what compile options are available}
./configure [options] (configures the makefile)
make (builds the binaries)
make install (puts everything in its place) Not that difficult, is it? Just be sure you have gcc, gcc-c++, automake, autoconf, make, m4, kernel-headers, glibc-devel, and all the dev packages for your libraries. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2003 : 22:39:19
hehehe... well if ONLY I still have my perf 575... it was nearly perfect for all nixies... with it's full 040 and 36 MB of RAMOfficial 68k videographer |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jan 2003 : 06:47:49
No, a 575 isn't good for anything but server use with UNIX, IMHO. You need a lot of screen space if you want to do anything with X11, and a 575 only does 640x480. A Quadra that will do 1024x768 is much better.Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
catsdorule
Senior Member
Canada
1627 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jan 2003 : 10:02:03
Isin`t there one command to untar and un gzip at the same time? like tar xr** or something i forget.-danny
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jan 2003 : 14:37:22
Yes, there is. tar -zxf filename.tar.gz will do that for you.Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jan 2003 : 21:25:05
hmm... interesting... I read over on the applefritter website, in the A/UX thing that really one needed LOTS of screen space... but I only experience this need in MacOS.. where there's no real application switcher that is one click easyness, shows individual windows AND doesn't eat that much of my valuable screen space, which is part of the reason I can run Windows so easily in only 800 by 600I personally ran A/UX sometimes... on the Apple 12" RGB monitor, that's right... in 512 by 384 
usually I used the 14" monitor though... iDunno why I got the 12"... it was practically free... so why not? I should've gotten the LC and stylewriter complete with documentation and SimCity and *original disks* at that garage sale
<back onto topic>
the person I gave teh 575 to was supposed to run it as a server though./... Official 68k videographer |
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Cats talked me into it.....
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.