--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ryan Jay Schotte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay, now that I've become quite used to this 12-inch PowerBook
> G4, I've been considering installing Linux on the old Power Mac 
> 5500 it replaced.
> Using the PowerBook as a web server (for Apache/PHP/etc) isn't 
> practical all the time.
> 
> However, LinuxPPC seems to have given up in the face of Mac OS X --
> which is understandable, but annoying at the moment ;)
> 
> Does anyone have any advice on Linux distro's suitable for this
> old Mac? Something easy-ish to configure and maintain would be a 
> bonus, but I know better than to wish for that!!

Hi Ryan,

You may wish to try Yellow Dog Linux. According to the website, it 
runs on a 5500, so you should be fine:

http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/

Regards

Trevor Lee
Highway 1 Internet Solutions