Old version of NetBSD and pkgsrc archives
Larry Stotler <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:51:48 -0400
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I picked up a second Z50 but it only has 16MB RAM. Since it's not very realistic to install a current version of NetBSD with 16MB, I am now installing v1.6.3 since it specifies at least 8MB RAM. With this older version, I should even be able to run X-Windows. I found the older versions of NetBSD, but I'm uncertain of what to do about pkgsrc. I have no idea if(& doubt it will) the current version of pkgsrc would run on this older version. And even so, I don't know if any of the programs listed in the current pkgsrc list would be able to be installed either. Is there an archive of older pkgsrc programs like there is for older versions of NetBSD? I've looked and I see ftp sites with directories called "Attic" but they are almost always empty. And, yes, I am aware that older versions may have security risks. I am not concerned about that. Once I get this running it will probably only connect to a network to copy files back & forth. It will probably never really get on the internet. Also, I'm sure that the Windows CE on it probably isn't very secure either. What's the old saying? I'd rather run an unpatched UNIX/Linux than a fully patched Windows........ Thanx