Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Oct 2003 17:42 UTC
My first experience with Linux on a PPC machine was Pegasos PPC and Debian. Last weekend I upgraded my Cube G4 450 Mhz and with a blazingly fast 120 GB 7200 RPM WD drive (for just $58!) to replace the default (and extremely slow) 20 GB Maxtor IDE drive. In this vast drive space, there is enough room for more than one operating system, so I decided to install Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 (and then upgrade to 3.0.1 via APT) as an addition to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Read more for my impressions of YDL 3.0.1 and check some screenshots too.
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Another thing about YDL is that some of the packages are a bit old. For example, the GnuCash included with YDL3.01 is 1.6.6, whereas RHL9 comes with 1.8.1 (which itself is getting a bit old). GnuCash is notorious for its dependencies (maybe YD had trouble recompiling it themselves...), so I'm dependent on the version included with the distro. A 1.8 datafile can't be opened in 1.6.6, so as much as I'd love to switch to Linux on an iBook, this sort of thing is a show stopper for me
Be sure you check distrowatch or the package list at yellowdoglinux.com to check that the main software you use is up to date before switching to YDL.