Tamas K Papp a écrit :
>On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 01:40:22AM +0100, Felix C. Stegerman wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>My x86 laptop recently broke, and now I'm looking for a suitable >>replacement. >> >>I've been running Debian on my mac mini for over three months now, >>and I'm very happy. Especially because of the peace & quiet ;-) >>(and yes, macs just look good too, just like my iPod) >> >>So I'm considering buying an iBook on which to run Debian or Ubuntu. >>I already know how to use Debian on PPC (well, on a mac mini anyway). >> >>I was just wondering whether anyone on this list has any experiences >>with Debian on an iBook, and whether there are any important caveats. >>I already know that Airport Extreme won't work (anytime soon). >> >> > >Felix, > >I am using debian on an 2004 Powerbook, but the things mentioned below >apply to ibooks as well. > >The debian maintaners, kernel programmers and others devote a lot time >and effort to get things working decently. However, this community is >much smaller than the x86 developer base, some of the things just >haven't reached critical mass and now (with Apple switching to Intel) >I don't think they ever will. x86 linux users can frequently grab >windows dlls and codecs to get things working, and have access to >closed source software with precompiled binaries. Very few of these >bother to maintain linux-ppc binaries. So > >1) some binary-only java environment's won't work, > >2) you won't be able to play quicktime movies (except via mol), other >binary only codecs might be missing > >3) programs like skype (which have no linux-ppc binary) won't work. > >4) some hardware won't work (eg Airport Extreme, > Airport Extreme works fine under linux (debian testing) and Mol. check : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-365647.html koh >though that's not >much of a loss, it has poor reception anyway), at least you have to >wait until kernel developers figure out the latest Apple design >quirks. > >I suggest that you consider an x86 laptop if you can't live with the >limitations above. > >Tamas > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
