Aurora SPARC Linux

Aurora SPARC Linux is an operating system, based on Fedora Core, for SPARC-based computers. Aurora was originally created after Red Hat dropped support for the SPARC architecture after Red Hat Linux 6.2.

Aurora SPARC Linux
DeveloperAurora SPARC Linux Project
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateAbandoned. Superseded by Fedora SPARC[1]
Source modelOpen source
Latest releaseBuild 2.0 (FC3) / April 14, 2006
Update methodYum
Package managerRPM Package Manager
PlatformsSPARC
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
Default user interfaceGNOME
LicenseVarious
Official websiteauroralinux.org (from archive.org)

The name derives from the internal Sun codename for the SPARCStation 5 chassis.

Since Aurora is derived from Fedora, and most of its developers are located in the US, it only maintains packages legally distributable in the United States.

Feature
  • Aurora contains special utilities that are specific to the SPARC hardware line, such as audioctl, lssbus, silo.
  • While SPARC has supported 64-bit processing since the ULTRA series, the SPARC distribution uses a 32-bit kernel.

Version history

Like Fedora (and Red Hat Linux before that), Aurora names all of its releases.

Version Name Date
Build 0.1?2001-11-05
Build 1.0 (stable, based on Red Hat Linux 7.3)Ansel2003-01-19
Build 1.91Wombat2004-05-29
Build 1.92Tangerine2004-11-20
Build 2.0 (stable, based on Fedora Core 3)Kashmir2006-04-14

Repositories of extra software

Like Fedora Core, Aurora only includes a core set of packages. For downloading and installing programs or codecs not distributed with Aurora, there are several repositories available.

Official repositories

Currently only Aurora Extras has an official status. This repository supports the currently released version of Aurora SPARC Linux Build 2.0. Aurora Extras is maintained by a group of volunteers. As a link to Extras is currently included in the base distribution, no extra configuration is required to enable it.

See also

References
  1. "[Aurora-sparc-user] Fwd: [Fedora-sparc] SPARC Status update". Aurora Mailing List. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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