GNU/kFreeBSD -vs- FreeBSD with Linux_base-debain?

[todd]

I went ahead and installed linux-base Debian last night on my production 
FreeBSD 4.10 and in /usr/compat/linux/usr/bin and apt is there.

I tried the fiollowing (Note: apt-get is not an aliased command yet on 
the FreeBSD install):

# cd /usr/compat/linux/usr/bin
# ./apt-get update

This updated the package list from the archive just fine.

I then tried installing the links text www browser.

# ./apt-get install links
Reading Package Lists...
Building Dependency Tree...
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libgpmg1 liblua40 liblualib40
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgpmg1 liblua40 liblualib40 links
0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15  not upgraded.
Need to get 484kB of archives. After unpacking 1236kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org stable/main libgpmg1 1.19.6-12 [45.2kB]
Get:2 http://http.us.debian.org stable/main liblua40 4.0-4 [35.2kB]
Get:3 http://http.us.debian.org stable/main liblualib40 4.0-4 [22.2kB]
Get:4 http://http.us.debian.org stable/main links 0.96.20020409-2 [381kB]
Fetched 484kB in 2s (225kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package libgpmg1.
(Reading database ... 5335 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libgpmg1 (from .../libgpmg1_1.19.6-12_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package liblua40.
Unpacking liblua40 (from .../liblua40_4.0-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package liblualib40.
Unpacking liblualib40 (from .../liblualib40_4.0-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package links.
Unpacking links (from .../links_0.96.20020409-2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up libgpmg1 (1.19.6-12) ...

Setting up liblua40 (4.0-4) ...

Setting up liblualib40 (4.0-4) ...

Setting up links (0.96.20020409-2) ...

#


Next to try to run it...

# ./links
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Error: /proc must be mounted
  To mount /proc at boot you need an /etc/fstab line like:
      /proc   /proc   proc    defaults
  In the meantime, mount /proc /proc -t proc

So I did a BOSS# mount -t linprocfs linprocfs /compat/linux/proc 
(realizing that I forgot to moutn /proc) and then tried again.

And just got a core dump again.

OK, removed links with # ./apt-get remove links then installed lynx and 
gave it a try:

# ./lynx

... and it worked fine. I browsed around and didn't have any problems.  
Maybe the links package is hosed?


Next I might see if  I can get x installed and running from the debian base.




>On Wed, Aug 04, 2004 at 03:14:31PM -0400, todd wrote:
>  
>
>>I'm really intrigued by Glibc-based Debian GNU/kFreeBSD.
>>
>>I suspect this may be similar to using the FreeBSD base system with the 
>>Debian base set for the Linux mode package linux_base-debian?
>>
>>I'm planning on trying a minimal 4.10 install then installing 
>>linux_base-debian and using all linux apps to see how good of a desktop 
>>system I can put together.
>>
>>You see I love FreeBSD and wouldn't use anything else on a server, 
>>however some basic support for desktop apps is lacking.  For instance, 
>>to install Java you have to build the Linux JRE and build the native off 
>>from it. Also working Flash support is about non-existent unless you use 
>>a linux flash plugin wrapper.  I don't see a need to install the redhat 
>>7.x linux base just for a few browser plugins and maybe Real Player.  So 
>>I was looking for alternatives and running Debian on FreeBSD for the 
>>desktop seemed a nice idea.
>>
>>What would be the pros/cons of this compared to GNU/kFreeBSD?
>>    
>>
>
>Do you have apt in the linux_base-debian?
>
>I see one thing: with GNU/kFreeBSD you have all the benefit of the
>Debian project and the FreeBSD kernel.
>
>The ports are growing too fast and are not always all in sync.
>
>One thing we won't have with any of the two solutions, is the
>integration with kernel API. Video and sound are the perfect
>examples. I rather believe Linux is yet superior regarding
>multimedia apps.
>
>  
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