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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i run YDL 3.0 on my PB G4 1GHz and i think it is one of the best Linux distros i ever tested (and i tested many of them). i was really suprised that 95% of this hardware was supported out of the box! wireless, x resolution, 3d acceleration (ATi), trackpad, cd burning, these special apple keys for sound volume and brightness - everything works! the only thing i screwed up is puting the system to sleep (i think it was my fault). i like my YDL very much and i can only complain about some RedHat-features in it - mess in start menu (Gnome) for example.
of course Debian would be a better choice because of the number of software available for Sid, but frankly i don't want to spend whole day configuring everything. here, the YDL is a Linux distro that just works! (well, almost...)