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| Click here to select a new forum. | | Running Linux on a g3 imac | Posted by: zerotypeq on 2010-10-04 12:49:18
I've never ran linux on a ppc mac before and I was wondering what would be the best distro for a 500mhz imac with 256-512mb of ram. For the time being it won't be connected to the internet, but if the distro supported or support exist for airport cards that would be great. The main use of this computer will be - sitting in an extra bedroom, light web browsing (email checking, guest updating facebook, etc..) and the ability to play SD xvid/divx content. So, any distros to rec for this system and what video player would serve it best?
| Posted by: ChristTrekker on 2010-10-04 14:06:14
I've been happy with Yellow Dog, but I've only used that as a server. For a desktop, you might consider one of the Ubuntu variants.
| Posted by: ken27238 on 2010-10-06 07:22:28
ubuntu 6.10 ran perfectly fine on my 450 mhz G4
| Posted by: Rodus on 2010-10-14 07:57:08
I've just put Ubuntu 10.04 on my G3 400/512 iMac and it works pretty well, not exactly fast but at least you get an up to date OS with support for the latest Firefox.
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