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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FWIW, YDL 3.0 installed flawlessly on my older iBook. Saved it from retirement, in fact.
I'd become a bit frustrated with OS X 10.2's unwieldyness on my 300MHz G3. It's a great OS, but is just too much for the old iBook.
YDL 3.0 installed without a hiccup. It even detected my non-Airport wireless LAN. I was up-and-running with a KDE desktop and all my USB devices in under 40 minutes. Took me a while longer to update packages under YUM, but all went well.
KDE and YDL feels much faster than OS X on my aging laptop. The only problem I've not quashed is the laptop's refusal to sleep when closed, but it's no problem to hit the power button and suspend at the end of a session. The iBook wakes as soon as it's opened. Nice doggie.
To me, YDL is the salvation of older Mac hardware. I'm keeping my eyes open for an old G4 Powermac so I can add a PPC linux desktop to my stable.