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<blockquote data-quote="scriptinggeek12" data-source="post: 1383627" data-attributes="member: 228881"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have an old PPC G4 mac with 500 MHz and 1 GB or 1.5 GB RAM, and I'd like to know the best linux OS I can get. I hear puppy's good, but mintPPC is much more appealing. Which is better?</p><p></p><p>I also have a macbook (2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, intel core 2 duo), but all the space is taken up from windows and mac (I have bootcamp). I have burnt the Ubuntu 11.10 Live CD, but since it's a CD I can't save files. I'd like to know if I can put persistence in the root of my Mac or Windows Partition without screwing up any of my preexisting files. I do have a USB flash drive, however I'd like to use that for random files other than linux. If I HAVE to go USB, instead of persistence is there a way I could possibly just install the whole OS onto it, without having the horrible boot time of booting from the CD, and being able to save files and changes permanently? I know I can install the installer onto a USB, but I tried that and failed. I don't need the installer, all I need is to boot from the CD to install to the USB. Would this be possible? </p><p></p><p></p><p>thanks!!!!!</p><p></p><p>-scriptinggeek12</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scriptinggeek12, post: 1383627, member: 228881"] Hi, I have an old PPC G4 mac with 500 MHz and 1 GB or 1.5 GB RAM, and I'd like to know the best linux OS I can get. I hear puppy's good, but mintPPC is much more appealing. Which is better? I also have a macbook (2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, intel core 2 duo), but all the space is taken up from windows and mac (I have bootcamp). I have burnt the Ubuntu 11.10 Live CD, but since it's a CD I can't save files. I'd like to know if I can put persistence in the root of my Mac or Windows Partition without screwing up any of my preexisting files. I do have a USB flash drive, however I'd like to use that for random files other than linux. If I HAVE to go USB, instead of persistence is there a way I could possibly just install the whole OS onto it, without having the horrible boot time of booting from the CD, and being able to save files and changes permanently? I know I can install the installer onto a USB, but I tried that and failed. I don't need the installer, all I need is to boot from the CD to install to the USB. Would this be possible? thanks!!!!! -scriptinggeek12 [/QUOTE]
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