I installed Debian on my UMAX C500 in one day once I was told there is no way to use the boot disks. It was quite easy to get through and once the base is there, dselect makes software management /extremely/ painless.
-Ben on 2/28/01 9:42 AM, Pete Peters at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would recommend Yellow Dog Linux, which I'm running on my 9500. It's been > a mostly no-brainer from the beginning. > > I tried LinuxPPC, but found it to be a real pain starting w/ the inaccurate > installation information. I also didn't care for the attitude on the > LinuxPPC newsgroup. Very, very intelligent people, but very little help for > newbies. **DISCLAIMER: That was my experience. YMMV** I still monitor the > list because of the technical info. > > Debian? Their web site made the installation sound like a lot of pain and > work. SuSE? No experience. I read/hear good/bad regarding their distro. > Another option might be OS X. It's not Linux, but there's a Unix-like heart > lurking under that Mac interface. > > Have fun, and welcome to the world of CLI (command line interface), > hehehehehe. > > Pete > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> --__--__-- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:59:27 -0500 >> Subject: Distribution recomendations? (Was Expansion bay HD) >> From: "A. R. Goldman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Thanks for all the help... I'm changing the direction of my >> questions a >> bit... As I said, I want to begin learning Linux, but have to >> be honest that >> I would be most comfortable with a less steep installation >> and learning >> curve. (I was told on Usenet about a 3 week install of >> Debian. That might be >> a bit much at this time.) >> >> So... might I ask about the various distributions that will >> run on my G3 >> Powerbook, and any thoughts or experiences with installation, >> ease of use >> vs. power, and any thing else that might be helpful... >> >> Again, I know this is very basic... but I would like to be sure of my >> direction before I get started on this... >> >> Thanks again... >> >> A. R. Goldman > _______________________________________________ > mklinux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/mklinux-users
