Whats a good linux OS for PPC?

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #1 (**permalink**)

09-28-2007, 11:21 PM

I am trying to find a good Linux OS for my mac (as I need to learn it). Ubuntu and Fedora have no support for my audio drivers so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a good Linux OS?

voided3 · voided3 #2 (**permalink**)

09-29-2007, 01:25 AM

Yellow Dog Linux is a name that always comes up with mention of PPC distros. Check out distrowatch.org for more, but Yellow Dog is the first that comes to mind. Good luck!

powermacj7 · powermacj7 #3 (**permalink**)

09-29-2007, 08:47 AM

I had success with Yellowdog on older PPCs.

smartyMAC · smartyMAC #4 (**permalink**)

10-02-2007, 11:10 PM

Suse Linux is also a good option for PPC

applemacbook · applemacbook #5 (**permalink**)

10-03-2007, 12:06 AM

Majority of the time you can get anything to work if you're willing to spend the time on it. You said Fedora did not have drivers, but Yellow Dog Linux is based on Red Hat which itself is based on Fedora.
Just because the default installation does not support your audio, there might still be drivers out there that you can download and install manually.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #6 (**permalink**)

10-03-2007, 09:15 AM

Thanks! I'll have to look into SuSe as well as Yellow Dog. Probably take a full day to download though. Unless,of course, I find a Driver for my sound card

mac57 · mac57 #7 (**permalink**)

10-03-2007, 11:20 AM

For G5s at least, most of the existing Linux distros for PPC have no drivers for the fans, resulting in them running full blast (VERY noisy). This may or may not be a consideration for your G4 - I don't know them well enough to be sure, so I thought I would bring it up so you could look at it.

cad2blender · cad2blender #8 (**permalink**)

10-04-2007, 12:05 AM

how about simply mepis linux this was created ON a mac so chances are there will be default drivers. I like to think of Linux as a product that is 90-95% complete and YOU have to complete the rest, I think that is kinda fun... or is it? Knoppix is hailed as the swiss army knife of linux distros, I have not found one computer that it does not run properly. Or try Kubuntu Xubuntu, for older machines.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #9 (**permalink**)

10-04-2007, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cad2blender

how about simply mepis linux this was created ON a mac so chances are there will be default drivers. I like to think of Linux as a product that is 90-95% complete and YOU have to complete the rest, I think that is kinda fun... or is it? Knoppix is hailed as the swiss army knife of linux distros, I have not found one computer that it does not run properly. Or try Kubuntu Xubuntu, for older machines.

SimplyMepis and Knoppix are not PPC Based(unless I missed something on the sites). Thanks For the info on Xubuntu.I'll look into it

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Member Since: Sep 17, 2007 Location: California Posts: 30	10-03-2007, 12:06 AM Majority of the time you can get anything to work if you're willing to spend the time on it. You said Fedora did not have drivers, but Yellow Dog Linux is based on Red Hat which itself is based on Fedora. Just because the default installation does not support your audio, there might still be drivers out there that you can download and install manually. Apple MacBook
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Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	10-03-2007, 11:20 AM For G5s at least, most of the existing Linux distros for PPC have no drivers for the fans, resulting in them running full blast (VERY noisy). This may or may not be a consideration for your G4 - I don't know them well enough to be sure, so I thought I would bring it up so you could look at it. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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mac0s9user #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	09-28-2007, 11:21 PM I am trying to find a good Linux OS for my mac (as I need to learn it). Ubuntu and Fedora have no support for my audio drivers so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a good Linux OS?
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voided3 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 08, 2007 Posts: 86 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15.4", Core Duo 2.16ghz, 2gig of RAM	09-29-2007, 01:25 AM Yellow Dog Linux is a name that always comes up with mention of PPC distros. Check out distrowatch.org for more, but Yellow Dog is the first that comes to mind. Good luck!
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smartyMAC #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 20, 2007 Location: Land of Rising Sun Posts: 337 Mac Specs: MB White 160GB, 2GB RAM,	10-02-2007, 11:10 PM Suse Linux is also a good option for PPC
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mac0s9user #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	10-03-2007, 09:15 AM Thanks! I'll have to look into SuSe as well as Yellow Dog. Probably take a full day to download though. Unless,of course, I find a Driver for my sound card
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cad2blender #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 284	10-04-2007, 12:05 AM how about simply mepis linux this was created ON a mac so chances are there will be default drivers. I like to think of Linux as a product that is 90-95% complete and YOU have to complete the rest, I think that is kinda fun... or is it? Knoppix is hailed as the swiss army knife of linux distros, I have not found one computer that it does not run properly. Or try Kubuntu Xubuntu, for older machines.
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