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My aim is to run Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze (or the being stable version of) on my Bubba Two.
I realise that that without the Excito kernel this can't be achieved, right?

Right.
What would happen if one try to install the Debian GNU/Linux stable kernel on Bubba Two?
I haven't tried, but since the ...

Other things that could be interesting ;) is that we have tried to keep an powerpc repo somewhat up to date with the b3 repository. Our goal here is to try unify the code base between B2 and B3 as much as possible.

This means that you should have a good chance to upgrade a B2 system running Lenny ...

Thanks Ian (I was actually hoping you would show up)!

:)

Just some other questions: isn't replacing bubba 2 repos with b3 ones dangerous? I mean B2 is etch and B3 is squeeze. Normally, the recommendation is to upgrade one release at a time, to minimize the risk of a screwup.

If so, it would be ...

I'm intending to update bubba two to lenny (if it works, then to squeeze).

I know all posts in this forum regarding this. I realize web interface will be lost (it's ok with me, I will try to find some replacements for functionalities I'm using, like remote starting of torrents and storage of ...

I see. I'd prefer to keep those if I can.
I just tried to reinstall the bubba package on my minimal squeeze box and got the solution below. Getting it to work would be a lot of effort, I suspect.

Hopefully Excito's work on the B3 will also lead to a squeeze-based update for the Bubba Two.

Cheers ...

So have you been able to keep all the custom Excito stuff (sorry if that's answered in your notes, I did skim over them)?
Sorry, I should have said that in the intro. No, my aim was to get as close to a standard (i.e. minimal) Debian install as possible. I've removed all the custom Excito stuff ...

Hi,

I've been looking at running Debian lenny or squeeze on my Bubba Two. Below are some notes on how I've gone about it. Seems to work OK for me, although I haven't been running like this for very long. Maybe the notes will be useful to someone else and maybe someone can point out where I've done ...

Is a Debian-only installer likely to happen? If so, any idea of timescale (weeks, months, years)?

Cheers,
Ian

tor wrote:What we perhaps could do is to do what we did for Bubba Server. To provide a debian only installer for those who want to use their units as pure Linux boxes and tweak them to their own liking.

That would be wonderful!

Cheers,
Ian