<div dir="ltr"><div>Oh, also, if it were me - I'd seriously consider using Gentoo on older hardware. You can optimize the build for the architecture and you can only install the packages you want. It makes for a very efficient system. It's a more work to set it up, but it gives you some noticeable performance boosts. Of course, that's only if you're really into tinkering with distros and the like -- since gentoo does require a little baby sitting. <br>
<br></div><div>non-shameless plug -- Gentoo is going to be the topic on the LInux Action Show today for anyone who watches that thing. <br><br><a href="http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/tag/linux-action-show/">http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/tag/linux-action-show/</a><br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:35 AM, David Wagle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david.wagle@gmail.com" target="_blank">david.wagle@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>You don't load a bios screen on a mac. However, to select your boot source, you hold down the command key when you power it on. After the beep you'll get a selection of boot locations that the computer can see at that time. <br>
<br></div>Once you have linux installed, you'll get the same thing. I think you'll need to install rEFIt or some other EFI boot manager as well.<br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:30 AM, paul g <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pj.world@hotmail.com" target="_blank">pj.world@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Michael. how can I ensure that upon boot of a properly imaged 'iso' <---- LMDE MINT<br><br>Ensures boot from the flash drive? <----Power Book G4. <br><br>How do I load up the Bios screen is a question I have now.<br>
<br>Thank you for your help.<br><br>paul g<br><br><br><br><br><div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:stuporglue@gmail.com" target="_blank">stuporglue@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:41:11 -0500<br>To: <a href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" target="_blank">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will GNU/Linux work with a MAC?<div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">I ran Linux on my G3 and G4 MacBooks back in the day. There were always some weird quirks, but generally speaking things worked well enough. Workarounds were well documented, at least back then. <div>
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<div>If I were installing PowerPC Linux today I would probably use the unsupported Ubuntu Images here: <a href="http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/" target="_blank">http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>I would install the server version to minimize the chance of something going wrong, then I would install XFCE or another lightweight desktop. </div><div><br></div><div>If that didn't work, I would use Debian -- it looks like Debian's PowerPC version is still supported and I really like Debian. </div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There's a list of PowerPC distros (including dead and unsupported versions) here: <a href="http://penguinppc.org/about-2/distributions/" target="_blank">http://penguinppc.org/about-2/distributions/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>--</div><div>Michael Moore</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br><br><div>On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 3:29 AM, paul g <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pj.world@hotmail.com" target="_blank">pj.world@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div dir="ltr">We are looking into giving a Mac laptop---->Power Book G4 new life. the computer is currently operating under----> OS X Tiger. My thoughts were Ubuntu or Mint. We want low pollution here. not 'buy a new one' solutions. <br>
<br><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SupportedArchitectures" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SupportedArchitectures</a> <br><br>The above link states: Please note, that PowerPC Long Term Support ended with Ubuntu 6.06.<br>
<br>Any ideas are appreciated.<br><br>Thank you, <br> </div></div>
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