What linux should i get for my g3 ibook

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Lately many are going with ubuntu 6.10 version that comes with GParted for resizing and deletion options as well as creating new partitions for various types of OSs. One way to determine which version is right for you is to try out a few live for cd distros where you simply boot up with a self contained OS on removable with nothing installed directly to the hard drive.

Fpr direct installation and even dual booting Windows along with Linux you will want to burn GParted live for cd's iso image to a cd-r to make up the bootable disk. The latest platform independent version 0.3.3.0 is found among the long list at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828

GParted will easily remove the current primary on the notebook there. But even to download full versions of distros you will need a cd writer or dvd burner for writing the total amount of files to disk. Mandrake and SUSe are also two other versions to think about besides Darnsmall and PCLinux.
 
but do you (or anyone here) have any experince with ppc linux distro's? i want to know what will mesh good with my airport card, and has good power management options for the ibook.
 

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Linux and Windows are worlds apart for many things. As far as power management that's a Windows setting there. Linux goes on and you then have to have the drivers for video, sound, other hardwares and devices. With a swap partition you won't have the need for a large amount of ram either.
 
Linux and Windows are worlds apart for many things. As far as power management that's a Windows setting there. Linux goes on and you then have to have the drivers for video, sound, other hardwares and devices. With a swap partition you won't have the need for a large amount of ram either.

how come every time i come in here and ask a question i get some idiot who just tells me what i already know while dodging my questions. wow what a helpful place this is.
 

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how come every time i come in here and ask a question i get some idiot who just tells me what i already know while dodging my questions. wow what a helpful place this is.

Did you know that Gentoo has a solution for the Airport wireless you have there? http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-409194.html That's a far cry from one blog seen on the Airport Extreme regarding the typical laxk of drivers available for Linux. Airport Extreme vs. Linux http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/10/12/airport-extreme-vs-linux/

Fortunately HP provides one page with a variety of resounces for different Linux distros. http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/
 
Did you know that Gentoo has a solution for the Airport wireless you have there? http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-409194.html That's a far cry from one blog seen on the Airport Extreme regarding the typical laxk of drivers available for Linux. Airport Extreme vs. Linux http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/10/12/airport-extreme-vs-linux/

Fortunately HP provides one page with a variety of resounces for different Linux distros. http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/

why thank you. :D
 
just to let yall know, ubuntu 6.10 ppc works great. the only thing i want to fix right now is the resolution(its ceiling right now is 800x600 on my 12" screen) but other than that it works fine.
 
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