Thanks for the into. I have Ubuntu installed on a PC and it couldn't have been easier... all I did was run the installer and *bam* it just works. I didn't have to configure a single thing. I guess I was hoping that something similarly easy would be available for the eMac. I found a web page from 2006 that described how to install YDL and Ubuntu on an eMac, but it involved a lot of hacking and file editing and whatnot... I'd rather not go down that road, if at all possible. :-\
I looked on eekbay for OS X 10.3 and 10.4 discs, and they all seem to be running in the $70-$100 range... which, ironically, is about the same price as a used eMac with OS X pre-installed. So that's out of the question, unfortunately. (Unless anyone knows of a vendor that sells "old" OS X discs for a reasonable price?!) I'd be just as happy to stick with OS 9, but the lack of a modern web browser makes it a no-go... Adrian On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Clark Martin <cm...@sonic.net> wrote: > 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... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
