[vox-tech] linux on Mac iBook
Jonathan Stickel
jjstickel at sbcglobal.net
Thu Mar 17 15:48:34 PST 2005
Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> On Thursday 17 March 2005 03:23 pm, Jonathan Stickel wrote:
>
>>Someone wants to install Linux on a Mac iBook (i.e. PowerPC arch.) at
>>the installfest Saturday. This is new to me. Any recommendations,
>>especially in regards to distribution? For new users, I often go with
>>Fedora. I see that the test version of Fedora 4 is out with a version
>>for PPC. I'll probably go with that unless I'm advised not to.
>>
>>Anyone able to come help with a PPC install on Saturday?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jonathan
>
>
> I might be able to come. Regardless, i would certainly recommend
> Debian/Testing for this machine. I have been running it on my powerbook G3
> now for a couple of years. Also, the Debian-PPC mailing list is VERY active.
>
If you can come help, I'll burn a PPC sarge net-install disk. As you
may have guessed from another thread today, I'm not all that big on
Debian, but I am happy to let others try.
Jonathan
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