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Linux distributions with support for PA-RISC Linux

PA-RISC Linux is currently supported by various Linux distributions, whith Gentoo Linux and Debian being the ones which currently provide the best support for the PA-RISC architecture.

Gentoo Linux:
PA-RISC is a fully supported architecture of Gentoo Linux.
Many thanks to the smart people of the Gentoo Linux HPPA Development team for providing Gentoo Linux installation ISOs available for download!
If you wish to install Gentoo Linux for PA-RISC, we suggest that your read the Handbook on how to install Gentoo Linux for PA-RISC.

Debian Ports Linux:
The PA-RISC Linux development community is proud to have been officially part of the Debian 3.1 (sarge), 4.0 (etch) and 5.0 (lenny) releases.
As of Debian 6.0 (squeeze) PA-RISC Linux was sadly dropped in July 2011 as officially supported platform which is why the PA-RISC Linux development currently happens as Debian-unofficial architecture in the Debian Ports project.
Our Wiki contains a description on how to install PA-RISC Linux from the Debian Ports repository.

Before downloading any ISOs for Gentoo, Debian or any other Linux distribution, first check the FAQ and Supported HW for issues specific to your hardware.

INTRODUCTION TO LINUX ON PA-RISC

The PA-RISC project provides a native port of Linux to the PA-RISC architecture. The port was merged into linux-2.6 and linux-3.x mainstream kernel tree. PA-RISC Linux Project History tells how the project got started and the first steps. Use the Contact Information if the FAQ or Mailing List aren't helpful or if you want to volunteer your time.

See the Hall of Fame for a list of folks who brought you the initial 0.9x and Debian 3.0 releases. That includes boot loader, kernel, documentation, user space programs, packaging, testing, debugging, and pulling everything together into an ISO.

Finally, we are proud to say that this website is hosted on a Debian HPPA powered machine.

PA-RISC NEWS
  • Aug 2013 - Linux kernel 3.11 supports C8000 workstation (SMP, serial port, FireGL card, BMC, ...)
  • Apr 2013 - Website updated, added Debian-ports installation instructions and updated TODO list.
  • Mar 2013 - Many Debian 7.0 (wheezy) Debian packages now available.
  • Feb 2013 - Many PA-RISC Linux kernel patches have been integrated into Kernel 3.8. Stability will improve even further with kernel 3.9.
  • Feb 2012 - Website is back up! Work continues on the debian-ports support for HPPA.
  • Sep 2010 - HPPA dropped as an official release architecture for squeeze.
  • Sep 2009 - NPTL transition is ready, thanks to the efforts of Carlos!
  • Feb 2009 - Debian 5.0!
  • Apr 2007 - Debian 4.0!
  • Jul 2006 - James fixes (mostly) parisc-linux on PA8800! w00t!
  • Mar 2006 - Fixed stifb on 64-bit machines. X now works with a 64-bit kernel!
  • Dec 2005 - Fixed framebuffer console on 32bit HCRX graphic cards
  • Dec 2005 - PCMCIA support added (e.g. used in Tadpole PA-RISC laptops)
  • Nov 2005 - See info on our git repository here.
  • Jun 2005 - Debian 3.1!
  • Mar 2005 - The parisc-linux patch set is less than 200K for the first time ever! Thanks to willy for doing such a great job pushing patches upstream!
  • Jun 2004 - Support for PA8800/zx1 committed!
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