On 7/13/10 3:02 PM, Eric Volker wrote:
I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates. Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS, Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of loading Leopard Server, which will soon be outdated and unpatched, as well as being a pain to deal with (or at least so I've heard). Thirdly, I like tinkering with computers and Linux, which I've been using on an amateur basis since the 1990's. This G5 was semi-retired, and sat in the living room only occasionally playing music, movies or music.
I have a G4 DA running OS X 10.4 as my main server. It has about 2Tb of storage via a SATA card. It has DHCP (ISC), DNS (ISC) and SMB (Tiger standard) running on it. Some day I'll get NFS running on it. I use WebMin to administer DHCP and DNS.
I've successfully loaded Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPC 64-bit on my G5, and so far it's doing well. I haven't had much time to experiment, but have a basic desktop loaded. Unlike the x86 version, there is no hardware 3d graphics acceleration or eye candy, though the desktop is still attractive in a 2d fashion. Totem won't play video unless launched from the command line (?!?), audio was a bit tricky get to my external speakers (as opposed to the internal speaker.) It's been a much better experience than Fedora, which I never could get to the desktop.
Between YDL, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu I'd have to say that Ubuntu has been the best experience to date, on a PPC Mac or (non-Mac) Intel box.
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