Well, just to put in my two cents... I've used CRUX, ubuntu, fedora, and DSL linux. I've used ubuntu for about four years now, and it has been by far the easiest to use.
Right after you install ubuntu, you can select drivers to install. If you have a reasonably recent machine you should be able to get everything you need. Codecs? Install them from the application manager Java? Ditto Flash? Same way as windows Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Robert Pangrazio <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:28:21 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: best unix-like system for my imac? I don't want to get into a flame war, but I have to completely disagree. If you have to do a lot of work to get a linux distro working you are using distros that are intended for power users that want more flexibility. I would recomend Ubuntu. Its debian based so it has the added benefits there, and the package management is incredibly easy. My wife, who is not a power user didn't have a problem with it, other than she didn't like GNOME. I think its easier than windows. If you want a little more of a raw Unix, I have used NetBSD for a long time. I had it on a Umax S900 a few years ago and it worked very well. The system was a PPC 603e with 96mb of ram and netbsd screamed on it. On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > I use Linux all the time and I too wonder why you'd bother with trying to > put it on a Mac. > But! My two 32-bit favorites are Vector Linux and Zenwalk. > The Age of Linux will never start because in spite of the many improvements > and accomodations of the last few years, it still takes a lot of fancy > dancing and voodoo to get it all to do what you want. Probably the least > difficult to install and run is Vector, but... hey, you wanted flash and > java? Well, sit there and figure out how to put them on your browser. Need > more codecs for your player? Same story. > I'm no expert but I've used fifteen different Linux distros for a month or > more. > And I tell non-geeky folk to just go buy an Apple. Pay the price, get the > stability and service, and use the puter rather than trying to educate > yourself! > > > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
