You need to pay close attention to architecture. Not all Linux distros support all chipsets. Ubuntu works with x386, 64-bit and arm, but not powerPC or old Motorola chipsets, for example. I think that some older Ubuntu versions ran on PPC, but I don't think the newest ones do. I don't think that any supported older Motorola ones. I am not sure what chip your Mac has because you don't say.
In order to match the distro with the chipset you need to know what the Mac uses and find a distro that will support it. This site shows distros by architecture: http://www.linux.org/dist/ I think that Debian is your best bet, considering that it supports the most architectures. Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! Support open Source <,*)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow. Follow LinuxCanuck on Twitter or Identi.ca for the latest news. 2009/6/6 Jeremy Leonard <[email protected]> > > One of my friends has some old Mac hardware that he is wanting to try > Linux on. I told him that I could probably install Ubuntu for him, > but my experience is primarily with picking up hardware by the piece > and creating my own system. Is there anything I should watch out for > when installing on a Mac system? > > Thanks. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
