[Trilug-ontopic] Linux on a G4.. looking for reccomendations

Scott G. Hall ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net
Fri Sep 3 15:36:20 EDT 2010


Greg Brown wrote:
> [...] I'm looking for recommendations for what flavor of Linux to use.
> The one and only version of Linux I had installed on a PowerPC processor
> was Yellow Dog Linux, is still the main player in the arena?  Is there
> even an arena to speak these days?  The machine won't require a GUI of
> any kind. I see several different flavors of Linux are supported but
> I'm looking for some real-world experiences.  What did you use and
> would you choose the same again?

You might also consider FreeBSD...

The best place I know to answer your questions is PPCnerds:
http://www.ppcnerds.org/index.html

The have a wealth of user experience reviews posted, and tips on what
to do to each distro to get the most out of it.

-- 
Scott G. Hall
Raleigh, NC, USA
ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net


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