tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post2201285414476302586..comments2023-05-09T01:07:40.862-07:00Comments on IT musings on Linux, PowerPC, Networking, and Security: Testing Lubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerusrican-linuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272380772590347131noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-84808518433239803162015-12-17T23:41:05.753-08:002015-12-17T23:41:05.753-08:00great, will install Debian and try my luck with Ge...great, will install Debian and try my luck with Gentoo, when I am more comfortable with Linux and got a bit more spare-time to kill Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-8965289440412600382015-12-17T17:08:45.443-08:002015-12-17T17:08:45.443-08:00Gentoo is very much like Arch. It assumes you have...Gentoo is very much like Arch. It assumes you have a solid foundation on how Linux works since you will be building the system from the ground up.<br /><br />I would start with Debian. As a matter of fact there is an awesome guide on setting up debian on a G3 at the <b><a href="http://ppcluddite.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">PPC Luddite Blog</a></b>. There is a wealth of info over there as well.rican-linuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272380772590347131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-61355830642355638052015-12-17T04:15:01.636-08:002015-12-17T04:15:01.636-08:00sorry, missed the `reply` btn ;)
Gentoo seems to ...sorry, missed the `reply` btn ;)<br /><br />Gentoo seems to need a lot more configuration, on the other Hand may gives a marginal-up-to-little edge on performace. but also a bit more risky, because of the update-princip...<br /><br />so I will give Debian 8.2 a shot, as Long as there is no ppc-MATE.iso under 700MB or somehow USB boot will magically start to work ;)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-23698552488151981762015-12-17T00:04:24.076-08:002015-12-17T00:04:24.076-08:00oh and do you know, if there is a way to run owncl...oh and do you know, if there is a way to run owncloud on ppc (just for a home-fileserver)? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-61919586879354061272015-12-16T23:44:57.570-08:002015-12-16T23:44:57.570-08:00great, thanks for your reply!
I have tried to boo...great, thanks for your reply!<br /><br />I have tried to boot ubuntu 15.10 MATE from USB for about 4 hours last day, without success. maybe something wrong with the usb-drive (I did "Flash" it via terminal "sudo dd" on another ibook, running 10.4.11), but still...<br /><br />On my MacBook Pro I burned MATE.iso to a DVD, but it also wont boot on my ibook. only Thing working is a morphOS iso and the old Linux mint 11 ppc Image, I burned to a CD ROM on the ibook.<br /><br />hmmmpf....<br /><br />So I Need to find distro.iso under 700MB to burn on a CD with my old G3 ibook - this will at least give a bootable media.<br /><br />Ok, you mentioned Gentoo - do you think it will be better suited than Debian? what are the pros (and maybe cons)?<br /><br />thanks a lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-83867113513602227842015-12-16T10:21:17.986-08:002015-12-16T10:21:17.986-08:00I for what you want to do I think Debian is a bett...I for what you want to do I think Debian is a better choice. I have used AwesomeWM on it in the past. Also give Gentoo a chance. I had good success on my iBook G4 with it.rican-linuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272380772590347131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814110804455980821.post-37983046340520886982015-12-16T05:01:10.344-08:002015-12-16T05:01:10.344-08:00hello and thank you very much for bloggin´ stuff l...hello and thank you very much for bloggin´ stuff like this!<br /><br />I got iBook G4 1.0 Ghz 1.25 GB RAM, 16GB SSD and want to run Linux instead of OSX.<br /><br />I also want to use Ranger for FM and i3wm as my Default DE.<br /><br />Can you tell, which would be better suited (faster, more up-to-date) for this Little book:<br /><br />Ubuntu MATE 15.10 or Debian 8.2 (or maybe even Linux Mint 11 ppc)? Would have choosen Archlinux, but it is x86 only AFAIK.<br /><br />The book should mainly serve as fileserver in a Windows Network and will be used for tinkering with Linux...<br /><br /><br />best regards<br /><br />EloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com