Good to know - is there anything tricky you have found about running PPC Linux (or whatever its called) on your G3 machine? Mine I think is a 400Mz with about 700M of RAM.
ld On Feb 3, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Sean Edwards wrote: > I have a G3 Blue and White running Debian because I don't have the > time to tweak a real-time kernel for it right now. Sometimes I use > ecasound on the command line for mastering from my analog mixer. > > -=Sean Edwards=- > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Larry David <larrydavi...@comcast.net> > To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion <ubuntu-studio- > us...@lists.ubuntu.com> > Sent: Monday, February 2, 2009 3:51:43 PM > Subject: Re: Learning Linux > > Thanks - I was thinking more of command line stuff I guess. I will > probably try to load Ubuntu on my old G3 iMac as an experiment, and I > assume I will be able to grok the GUI and use apps, etc. I want to > learn lower-level stuff so I can maintain my own system, etc. > > ld > > On Feb 2, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Karoliina Salminen wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Larry David >> <larrydavi...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> I hope this isn't too noobish for the list - can anyone recommend a >>> book or a website to learn Linux - enough to be comfortable >>> installing and troubleshooting UBS? >> >> Well, just download the Ubuntu CD and try it out. >> It is so easy to use and install, that you don't need a book to do >> that. >> I would bet that these days one needs more mouse clicks and trouble >> shooting >> in installing Windows. The only thing that beats Ubuntu installation >> in easiness is >> installing the MacOSX. But the difference is quite thin nowadays. >> Ubuntu is really easy >> to install and work on. You don't need to compile kernels and do >> programming yourself to use >> the Ubuntu. Linux used to be like that a long time ago, but those >> times are long gone. >> There was long a discussion if Linux is ready for desktop use, and >> the >> time it has >> been ready has been now already couple of years and Ubuntu is getting >> on each release better and better. >> The 6 month release cycle is very rapid and things change for better >> at amazing rate. >> >> Best Regards, >> Karoliina Salminen >> (running couple of Ubuntu computers) >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list >> Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/ >> listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/ > listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/ > listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users