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>>So I got my OS 9.1 CD for the 8500 and have installed it on one of the >>hard drives. Now I want to get down to business with a Linux >>Distribution. I've heard YellowDog is the best for PPC machines. >>Anyone out there have any successes, or failures. Runners up would be >>Mandrake. >> >> > >I've always had good luck with Yellow Dog. On x86 I use Mandrake, but >if Yellow Dog were available for them I'd consider switching. Another >possibilty is to run Darwin, but it's not pretty. The advantages are >that it natively uses hfs+, and that it works with netinfo. I'd agree >YDL is probably the best. > > YDL is the easiest to get going, Debian isn't so bad either. MDK9.1 will be released soon if you can wait a little, though I don't think there'll be much difference made to the installer from 8.2 so it will most likely be just as hard to get up and running on a pci-mac. Worth the effort but a stint with YDL would prepare you better before tackling another less friendly distro. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
