Ciao Tim Cox, nel tuo messaggio dicevi: > hi! > > I just ordered Debian 3 r3
Get yourself the Sarge Debian Installer. Will be much easier. > Is there any issues with Debian that i should be aware of? is the > power pc version good? Take a look at the last 6 months' messages here and you will have a good overview: apart from Airport Extreme, everything works. > Things like sound and graphics is that easy to set up? Will the > installer cover that? Also setting up X is covered by the installer > right? I know these are basic questions but i like to know before i do > the plunge! Actually you will probably have to tamper in console before switching to X. Take a good look at this page: http://seb.france.free.fr/linux/ibookG4/iBookG4-howto.html > Also what about the shotcut keys for example f12 ejects on an iBook > and the F keys do the volume and brighness... are these easy to > configure? apt-get install pbbuttonsd gtkpbbuttons > Also once installed what must i do step by step in order to be running > sid (unstable)? Because i like the newest software and being on a > iBook im guessing newer is better for the PPC platform. Change /etc/apt/sources.list from "stable" (or "testing") to "unstable", apt-get update. > So yeh treat me like a newbie for the moment. I really want to install > Debain because i was thinking if im gonna use a deb system i might as > well go Debian... am i right? Actually I would have remained with Ubuntu for a while, just to get the hang to it. But I guess that if you are not satisfied you can get back to it anytime. Anyway, just have some patience and you will eventually figure it out. -- Best Regards, Jack Linux User #264449 Powered by Fedora Core 3 (x86) Powered by Debian Sid (ppc)
