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 Jun 13 2007, 10:08 PM
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I was looking for a linux distro to mess around with on my G5.
It has to be: 1) easy to use 2) reliable 3) able to read HFS+ partitions 4) able to non-destructively resize partitions 5) able to work on PPC architecture 6) small in hard disk space I know Ubuntu does most of those things, but I've used it to some extent and was looking for something else to use? Any suggestions? Also, what exactly is the difference between Linux and BSD? -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM)  Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Jun 14 2007, 07:58 AM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Lance nailed the BSD difference on the head. I personally like FreeBSD but I'm not sure it will work on the PPC architecture (there is a port: http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html) but it is my favorite BSD distro.
Don't forget that OS X came from BSD in a way. 
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pebkac Linux/BSD distros Jun 13 2007, 10:08 PM
1up QUOTE 5) able to work on PPC architecture
That co... Jun 13 2007, 11:30 PM
pebkac QUOTE (1up @ Jun 14 2007, 12:30 AM) That ... Jun 14 2007, 09:01 AM 1up If you're just trying them all out to get a fe... Jun 14 2007, 09:56 AM pebkac QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jun 14 2007, 08:58 AM) ... Jun 14 2007, 11:30 AM |
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