> Hello all! My first post to the list! > I have LinuxPPC up and running on my iMac DV, sharing with MacOS9.1. > I have had endless problems compiling even the simplest c++ programs, > and there seem to be things missing from my install (if i had the > time I'd reinstall it, but i don't). I tried to install the missing > files by downloading them as RPM packages, which LinuxPPC uses, but > the dependencies grew exponentially and nearly made me lose my sanity. > > I have told you all this so you understand my motivation for posting > this to the Debian list and not the linuxppc list: Debian has dpckg > (if i've spelled it correctly), and thats enough to make me want to > make the move to Debian! > > Would anyone be kind enough to answer these questions for me? Or at > least refer me to another post? > > 1) I presume I can download Debian for PPC to burn it as an installer > CD, and then use that to easily install Debian PPC on my computer. Am > I right? >
You can also download directly from the debian servers. You might want to consider woody (testing), I think the latest is 3.0.13, the installer has moved ahead quite a bit and might be preferable to potato's at this point. Especially if you've been brave enough to have a go with LinuxPPC. > 2) The pre-install precautions section in the DebianPPC manual > suggest to find out a whole lot of information about my internet > connection (gateway system, netmask, etc), but I have a cablemodem > and my ISP offers DHCP service-- setting up my internet connection on > LinuxPPC was literally a one-click issue. Will it be the same with > Debian? > You just tell it DHCP, it has no problem with my DSL connect. As long as you don't have to use PPP, everything is cool. > 3) I use yaboot, since my computer is a New World Rom iMac. Will i > have to do a lot of customization, or is it a simple affair to use > yaboot with DebianPPC? And yes, i HAVE read the section on yaboot, > but i wanted a personal view on the subject. > yaboot is sm-o-o-th in woody on an iMac. > 4) Currently I'm having problems with my keyboard on LinuxPPC, it is > a spanish extended USB transparent keyboard (that's how i'd describe > it, anyway), the underscore, ampersand and a few other keys are > nowhere to be found (and yes, i HAVE had a go at fixing this, but > again, i haven't had the time to do it properly). The best way i can > phrase my question is this: Is DebianPPC used widely enough for there > to be quick and simple, "do this, this and you're done" solutions; or > even better: might there be no problem at all with this distro? > There have been some recent issues with keymaps, check the last month's list archives. In woody a switch to linux keymaps (as opposed to macintosh) is in progress which should help. > Thanx for answering, thanx for your time: you just might be helping > someone else on board! > > Paul > *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | . oo Chris Tillman | | `- | ( -) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *----------------"--"--------------------------------------------*
