[conspire] Distro for Imac G3

[David Fox]

On 10/21/07, John Andrews <jla1200 at netzero.net> wrote:
> Hello
>         What would be a good distro to put in an Imac G3 400mhz 320 mb ram.
> Will a Kde desktop run alright? I tried Xfce once and didn't like it
> that much. It didn't have  options like Kde. I read somewhere that

Probably ubuntu ppc (or the kubuntu variant). You might even find
fluxbuntu more to your liking. It's a much lower footprint than kde or
gnome, although I have been able to run kde successfully well in a 256
meg athlon environment (1ghz ix what I still use).


>         I'm leaning towards buying or using Shipit to get the disc because
> I've had bad luck burning my own. Should I use the alternate cd or
> the complete one?Thanks for any input

The alternate cd is a text-based install if you have trouble with the
install on the live cd's. I didn't have any PPC distros in my ubuntu
collection that I brought to the installfest yesterday.

If you're coming to Sat CABAL let's see if we can put a fluxbuntu ppc
on your box if one is available. Otherwise you'll want debian iso
probably.

Do you have a decent internet connection? Or is it simply burner difficulties?

I see from your netzero connection you're probably on dialup...