Personal note for you who wonder which Linux distribution to use. When I started playing with Linux on Pbook G4 I tried to install Debian. Documentation was very scetchy - some web sites describe how they did it, but I have not found any 'complete' install guide that would help me install debian with the X-win.
Duringg install I had few minor problems that I could resolve, but all I got was Debian in text mode (yeah I had 9 consoles, but I wanted also X). As a matter of fact I never got the X-windows working. I got a far as a gray screen with login window that did not let me in even as root. Pretty frustrating experience after being pampered by OS X. Don't even ask me how much time I spent trying to make it work (well it was over 2 nights). After that I ordered YDL 3.0 Geek Edition CDs (yeah there is 30USD price tag on them, but well I can skip 10 lattes in Starbucks). I had totally different experience with this distribution. The installation was a breeze and KDE worked immediatelly after install. This distribution is very very well put together. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to try Linux on their machine and has no or like me outdated (over 6 years) experience with Linux. Jan -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
