BMRR wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have an old eMac that I'd like to put back into service. It's taking > up space, and I can't bear to part with it, so why not make use of it? > It's got a G4 processor (1 GHz I think?), and I think the RAM is > either 512MB or 768MB... maybe even 1GB but I can't remember for sure. > It currently has OS 9 installed, but I know it's capable of running OS > X because that's what it originally came with. Unfortunately I've > moved twice in the past two years and the OS X install discs got lost > amid all the moving, and I definitely can't afford to replace them. > > So my question is: > > Are there any versions of Linux that are user friendly (relatively > speaking!), easy to install, and will run WELL on this machine? > Something along the lines of Ubuntu would be perfect. I know there are > several distros that will "technically" run, but I would want one that > fully supports everything... audio, video, USB, etc... and isn't > buggy. A friend of mine tried a couple of different Linuxes on his old > "Jade" iMac G3, and they ran ok but the audio didn't work and the > video didn't support full resolution.
I've installed Debian 5, Fedora 9 and Yellow Dog 5 (I think it is) on various G3s. I have had both Debian and Fedora playing music although you have to install an MP3 library but before you can you have to figure out that you do need it and what it is. I've played video on them but they are too slow for decent playback, your iMac should be okay. I haven't used YDL as much as the others but have probably had more trouble with it. Between Debian and Fedora I'd have to call it a toss up between the two. I've avoided Ubuntu as they've dropped support of the PPC. I think it's still un-officially supported but... -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
