On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 21:09 -0500, Dennis Myhand wrote: > I once put Yellowdog on a G-3 266MHz. It looked and worked like Linux > on a PC of that speed. When you have access to OS-X why in God's name > would you want to put Linux on a G-5? OS-X is what happens to Linux > when you pay the programmers! Since I bought my little G-4 DA I haven't > touched Linux and don't intend to. Why would I? I have a beautiful, > fully functional, UNIX system that will do what I want, when I want, and > I don't have to finish any of the programs for my "situation." Am not > understanding this. Peace, Dennis
I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates. Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS, Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of loading Leopard Server, which will soon be outdated and unpatched, as well as being a pain to deal with (or at least so I've heard). Thirdly, I like tinkering with computers and Linux, which I've been using on an amateur basis since the 1990's. This G5 was semi-retired, and sat in the living room only occasionally playing music, movies or music. I've successfully loaded Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPC 64-bit on my G5, and so far it's doing well. I haven't had much time to experiment, but have a basic desktop loaded. Unlike the x86 version, there is no hardware 3d graphics acceleration or eye candy, though the desktop is still attractive in a 2d fashion. Totem won't play video unless launched from the command line (?!?), audio was a bit tricky get to my external speakers (as opposed to the internal speaker.) It's been a much better experience than Fedora, which I never could get to the desktop. Eric -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
