Beginning ubuntu is for most mac users now a matter of working out which source is the right one for the live cd (which runs without installation and lets the user get a feel for the os before they make a decision to install on the hdd). The live cd has the partitioning tools included in the installation process and is very useful if you want to dual boot with OS X, and the latest version (7.04 "feisty") has them graphically presented to help those with command-line phobia. The whole process is very straightforward for most installs.
Unfortunately, the managing committee at ubuntu has dropped official support for power pc architecture as at feisty (which explains why there are very few ppc feisties on mirror servers). https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html So the participation of ppc users will be where documentation and support will either live or die. "Old world" macs can manage older versions, but need community support even more than ppc ones. This is the most active support forum for macs/ppcs that I know of. http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=133 All that is just to back up my advice that you most definitely don't rely on a single book or online guide for installation - - they are mostly all out of date by the time you open them, even for intel architecture. And for mac beginner users, make sure you download a live cd image from the ubuntu.com ports site if you are going to begin with feisty. http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/ The official documentation is as good as any guide I've seen, and the ubuntu desktop environment is too easy to use even without a guide. https://help.ubuntu.com/ Welcome, human. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
