Yellow dog.
Mandrake had a PPC version, don't know if they still do.
Debian.
Don't know of any others off hand.
EDIT:
According to Linuxiso:
Debian, LinuxPPC, yellow dog, gentoo, mandrake
They also list Darwin, GNU-Darwin, and NetBSD (although OpenBSD and I think FreeBSD 5 also support it).
Unless you meant m68k, then I don't know (other than NetBSD/OpenBSD).
m88k is neater anyways.
Why would you use Linux when Mac come with a perfectly good OS?Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Yellow dog.
Mandrake had a PPC version, don't know if they still do.
Debian.
Don't know of any others off hand.
EDIT:
According to Linuxiso:
Debian, LinuxPPC, yellow dog, gentoo, mandrake
They also list Darwin, GNU-Darwin, and NetBSD (although OpenBSD and I think FreeBSD 5 also support it).
Unless you meant m68k, then I don't know (other than NetBSD/OpenBSD).
m88k is neater anyways.
But, if you must, then try Debian, Gentoo & Vine. Yellow Dog is really behind the curve with weak software support, Mandrake only support PPC on version 9.1 & 8.2, and RHEL support PPC on version 3. And, did I mentioned Debian, and more Debian?
>Why would you use Linux when Mac come with a perfectly good OS?
Why would you use Linux when every appliance store PC comes with a perfectly good OS?
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"How would you rate Bush?"
About ten times better than brain dead Kerry or Clinton.
Why would you use Linux when every appliance store PC comes with a perfectly good OS?
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"How would you rate Bush?"
About ten times better than brain dead Kerry or Clinton.
it's about choice
UPDATE:
changed around the highlights and bold text to make it somewhat easier to follow.
UPDATE:
changed around the highlights and bold text to make it somewhat easier to follow.
Maybe we can use the newer version of the Slackware comment I made, since the "behind the curve" comment is easy to misinterpret.
Here's something for debian. Comments please. No offence meant anywhere. I do like Debian.
And just so I don't get crap for it, the (GNU) free comment is there because there are different definitions of free depending on what part of the FOSS world you ask. I figured that, with the link, was an easy way to exlplain which free they meant.
Here's something for debian. Comments please. No offence meant anywhere. I do like Debian.
And just so I don't get crap for it, the (GNU) free comment is there because there are different definitions of free depending on what part of the FOSS world you ask. I figured that, with the link, was an easy way to exlplain which free they meant.
Chaotic42
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That seems to be a pretty good description of Debian. Of course, as BBWF said, it should say that it uses whatever GUI you choose. I like GNOME, myself.Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Maybe we can use the newer version of the Slackware comment I made, since the "behind the curve" comment is easy to misinterpret.
Here's something for debian. Comments please. No offence meant anywhere. I do like Debian.
And just so I don't get crap for it, the (GNU) free comment is there because there are different definitions of free depending on what part of the FOSS world you ask. I figured that, with the link, was an easy way to exlplain which free they meant.
I have been using Gentoo for a while and I wanted to report that they released version 2004.1 in a 2 CD pack. The first 'install-x86-universal-2004.1' ISO when restored makes a bootable CD with all the binary packages required to get the basic system up and running. There is also a 139 page Handbook PDF in the documentation directory on the same CD.
The second CD is not bootable but rather contains all the applications pre-compiled for your specific architecture. Apps like KDE, Gnome, Openoffice, etc. So because this second CD is specific then you must download the match to your system. Like P3, P4, Athlon 386 or 686.
I realize that Gentoo is not for everyone. I also used Slack and liked it very much. I only started using Linux 11 months ago and now all my PC's are running Gentoo. Best way to learn is to follow along in the handbook but I would suggest printing it out.
Olias
The second CD is not bootable but rather contains all the applications pre-compiled for your specific architecture. Apps like KDE, Gnome, Openoffice, etc. So because this second CD is specific then you must download the match to your system. Like P3, P4, Athlon 386 or 686.
I realize that Gentoo is not for everyone. I also used Slack and liked it very much. I only started using Linux 11 months ago and now all my PC's are running Gentoo. Best way to learn is to follow along in the handbook but I would suggest printing it out.
Olias
Looks like a decently clear intro:
The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to LINUX Mandrake 9.1
Concerning the link to the Linux equivalents to Windows programs, don't get too excited about the "1000" Windows programs that run under Wine. When you follow the links all the way to the users, you find out a lot of the references are to programs that don't quite work; either that or I picked the wrong refereences to follow out. There's a lot of YMMV, depending on how much effort you want to put into settings, and how tolerant of lockups you are if you do certain things.
And the actual Linux program links deserve some caution. Some are looking forward to a 1.0 version sometime in the future. Most of the cool features planned are liable to be missing in a version .43. You may have to download the source and compile on your own. You may want to defer that if you just booted Linux for the first time today.
Quoting myself:
">Why would you use Linux when Mac come with a perfectly good OS?
Why would you use Linux when every appliance store PC comes with a perfectly good OS?"
What I meant was that the same reasoning applies for Mac users as Windows users. Mac OS is not free and open for use in source and binary, AFAIK. Sure, they used some open source, but you don't get to use theirs. (Or am I assuming?) And if you like the command line utilities, there have always been Windows/DOS translations from the unix, etc., if you want to find them.
The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to LINUX Mandrake 9.1
Concerning the link to the Linux equivalents to Windows programs, don't get too excited about the "1000" Windows programs that run under Wine. When you follow the links all the way to the users, you find out a lot of the references are to programs that don't quite work; either that or I picked the wrong refereences to follow out. There's a lot of YMMV, depending on how much effort you want to put into settings, and how tolerant of lockups you are if you do certain things.
And the actual Linux program links deserve some caution. Some are looking forward to a 1.0 version sometime in the future. Most of the cool features planned are liable to be missing in a version .43. You may have to download the source and compile on your own. You may want to defer that if you just booted Linux for the first time today.
Quoting myself:
">Why would you use Linux when Mac come with a perfectly good OS?
Why would you use Linux when every appliance store PC comes with a perfectly good OS?"
What I meant was that the same reasoning applies for Mac users as Windows users. Mac OS is not free and open for use in source and binary, AFAIK. Sure, they used some open source, but you don't get to use theirs. (Or am I assuming?) And if you like the command line utilities, there have always been Windows/DOS translations from the unix, etc., if you want to find them.
Darwin, the core of OS X, is open source. There are several projects revolving around it out there. Aqua, ,the GUI, is closed source.
I think the best office app would be a matter of opinion, just like choosing a distro. Whichever is tailored to your needs.
There are hundreds of distros that will do what you asked. Some will run right out of the CD with most things that a user asked for, and at the extreme end you have to roll your own & compile everything for your box.
In order of easy to use & free download -- Knoppix, Mandrake, Fedora & Ark.
Commercial distros -- Libranet, Lindows, Mandrake, Red Hat, SUSE & Xandros.
The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux.
Rob_63
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OK, thanks, I was able to get a download of Knoppix started with the second link. Do I open the ISO image with winrar and then burn those files to a disc and boot from my cdrom to install? the download size is 716mgs, this won't fit on a disk........
Hmmm maybe they don't. Guess it was a brain fart with the 80min thing. Maybe overburning the disk will work...
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