Hey all, just wondering if anyone had suggestions for a PPC linux distro for a first generation Clamshell iBook? I tried OS X, but the GUI was just a little too weighty for it. I'd like to dedicate more resources to audio. I've been recommended YellowDog, but no one I know uses Pd, or really any audio apps for linux.
Thanks, Nicholas.
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[Nick Colvin]->[[PD] Linux PPC suggestions]->[03-05-05 13:57]
|Hey all, just wondering if anyone had suggestions for a PPC linux distro |for a first generation Clamshell iBook? I tried OS X, but the GUI was |just a little too weighty for it. I'd like to dedicate more resources |to audio. I've been recommended YellowDog, but no one I know uses Pd, |or really any audio apps for linux. | |Thanks, |Nicholas. | | | |_______________________________________________ |PD-list mailing list |PD-list@iem.kug.ac.at |http://iem.kug.ac.at/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pd-list |
I have successfully used debian. However, if you're new to Linux, the installation might be a little scary at first. I recently installed Mandrake on a friend's computer (I think it was a pismo) and been able to run pd and few other audio apps without a fuss. Mandrake is pretty user-friendly.
I used to run YellowDog on an old PPC 7200 (actually, still use it for burning CDs) but I was not impressed with that distro. But again, they might have improved. It's been a longtime.
I had debian happilly running on an iMac 350MHz. With blackbox as a WM to minimize the load.
HTH
./MiS
On Mon, 5 May 2003 13:57:47 -0400 Nick wrote:
Hey all, just wondering if anyone had suggestions for a PPC linux distro for a first generation Clamshell iBook? I tried OS X, but the GUI was just a little too weighty for it. I'd like to dedicate more resources to audio. I've been recommended YellowDog, but no one I know uses Pd, or really any audio apps for linux.
Thanks, Nicholas.
PD-list mailing list PD-list@iem.kug.ac.at http://iem.kug.ac.at/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pd-list
I'm using Debian on iBook2. Would not change it for anything else ;-) but if I would I would try Gentoo. I suggest you to join debian-ppc for general help with setting system up. There is plenty of resources on the internet too.
On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 18:57, Nick Colvin wrote:
Hey all, just wondering if anyone had suggestions for a PPC linux distro for a first generation Clamshell iBook? I tried OS X, but the GUI was just a little too weighty for it. I'd like to dedicate more resources to audio. I've been recommended YellowDog, but no one I know uses Pd, or really any audio apps for linux.
Thanks, Nicholas.
PD-list mailing list PD-list@iem.kug.ac.at http://iem.kug.ac.at/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pd-list
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