What happened to Yellow Dog Linux PPC? At least at some point in the past when Apple was still on PPC, that was the Linux to run, if you needed to run it on Apple hw.
Jerry On 05/10/11 15:58, Alex Barnes wrote: > PPC linux has terrible 3rd party support. Most versions of software say linux > but don't specify that it's x86 or x64 only. You can pull it off though. > You'll need Debian Linux as it has the best PPC support. > On May 10, 2011, at 2:08 PM, imrazor wrote: > >> >> >> On May 10, 1:46 pm, Doug McNutt <dougl...@macnauchtan.com> wrote: >>> >>> Give some serious consideration to using ubuntu Linux on a used or >>> otherwise cheap Intel machine. >> >> If the OP wants Flash, Linux PPC is not the way to go. Last time I >> tried Ubuntu on a G5, Flash support was horrible. Had a lot of trouble >> with Bluetooth as well, though my Radeon 9700 was surprisingly >> functional. >> >> 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
