On 10/18/2015 03:27 AM, emnin...@riseup.net wrote: > Am Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:00:13 +0000 > schrieb Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> > >> I run 12.04 (because of sound issues) with some specially built >> packages, to make ToriOS on my iBook >> I use JWM, so it is more like Lubuntu than CrunchBang, though it uses >> around 80MB RAM. >> But you can use conky and fluxbox with Ubuntu. If you want to go that >> route, it might be better to install the mini iso, and simply build >> from there. >> >> systemd is an issue for some things you may be used to, such as >> homebrew scripts to shutdown/restart/suspend using dbus.. >> there are new systemctrl commands for this... >> systemctrl reboot >> systemctrl poweroff >> and... I can't remember suspend off the top of my head... probably >> systemctrl suspend >> >> I think it is better to stick with LTS for PPC, though. >>> My questions: >>> >>> - I remember there were sound issues with newer kernels (newer than >>> 3.2 at least). Is that still the case? Or are they solved in the >>> meantime. I see there are already kernels 4.3 for ppc ... >> I haven't tried a newer version as of yet... I have been very busy, >> though I do intend to test Wily and newer 14.04 releases to see if my >> iBook has sound >> I am not sure how the powerbook fares with the hw-detect (hardware >> detect program... responsible for this issue) does with G4 >>> - Which would be the best image to do the installation? I've a 14.04 >>> live iso. Would that be a good starting point (since it's still >>> upstart based i presume)? Otherwise ... ? >> mini.iso (14.04) >> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/trusty/ >> Other downloads: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads >> >>> - Ah, a general question the g4 processor is 32bit, correct? >> all the Apple PPC is 32bit AFAIK I think IBM only makes 64bit for >> their servers... I could be wrong though... > Hi Israel! > > Thanks a lot for your infos. > > [OT on]In the meantime, i decided for a different > way (it's the computer for a weekendhouse for my wife ;) ) and the > problem is, she's used so much to Mac OS ... > > Your mentioning of Homebrew was an excellent pointer :) I installed > Tiger, stripped it down as much as possible, threw away all outdated > and risky apps (like Safari ecc. ecc.), installed tigerbrew and > configured lots of darwin settings (tor, privoxy, torsocks, > proxychains4 to get torified and - relatively, i know ;) - safe > otherwise unprotected applications. Steep learning curve for me, but > interesting; i think i'll look into OpenBSD some time soon ;) There is > an adapted modern Firefox and Thunderbird for ppc Mac OS (Tenfourfox). > But i still have the advantages that powermanagement and streaming work > fine, a bit slow due to the limitations of the built in wireless, but's > ok.[OT off] > > Cheers! > > > Hi, glad it works for you!!!
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