Question for you... I've been running SuSE as well as Ubuntu and Mint Linux on a collection of desktops and laptops. I recently got two old iMacs... yes, the ones that were all the fun colors from about 2000. They both have OS 9.2 or something like that on them, and I'm having a hard time finding a browser that will load even the most basic of webpages anymore. So I thought about installing Linux on at least one of them.

Question is... what should I go with? I think they have around a 500MHz Power PC processor. Are there any Ubuntu distros for PPC?

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Exactly how do you pronounce Linux? I've heard Linus, Lenux and Linux. Are any of those correct?

Sorry to hijack your thread, phool.

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I have been running linux since Slackware 7 came out and used to always be a cheerleader for it and FreeBSD.
But, I tried unbuntu because and was very impressed at what they did to the Debian distribution.
Ubuntu is cool because it can run as a live distro where an enviornment loads up and runs from a temp swap file on the hd, cdrom, and memory.
It works pretty fast and is great for getting into fubared file systems. I never ran linux on a mac or never really messed with a mac enough to be an expert on anything. But, Ubuntu is my distro of choice from now on and I love the apt get, if I want a program I just type in what I want then it downloads and installs it for me. Plus updates for security and that are more often then windows, I am a cheerleader for it now.

Not matter what all of the distros we have today follow after the pioneers. They are either Redhat based, Debian based, or Slackware based then they pile on all of their tweaks along with 3rd party software to create a distro. The differences of the 3 are Slackware very closely emulates a BSD system with its boot setup and how the config files work, Debian uses its own setup made by thousands of volunteers accross the world and is very stable, Redhat was designed to be easier to use but I don't really like this one that much.

quote Originally posted by Monkeyman: Exactly how do you pronounce Linux? I've heard Linus, Lenux and Linux. Are any of those correct? Sorry to hijack your thread, phool.

Linus Torvaldis who started the Linux craze says it is Linux with a short I.
Here is a vid of him pronouncing it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0

Gene

Thanks although I still can't tell if he's saying it with a short "I" or "Lenux". At least I know is't not "Linus" which seems to be the way people around here pronounce it. I guess it would be easier if I was Swedish. Then I'd know for sure. Maybe I'll move.

I couldn't find a more current version for powerpc, so I had to download Gusty Gibbon or whatever it was. I'll let y'all know how it goes.

PPC distros are a lil lacking on current support. i believe Gentoo has a decently up to date version,
be warned, Gentoo is not for the novice user.