If you have an iMac G3 and want to install Linux (instead of throwing it out of your window and kills 2 people :P), you may want to try openSUSE. From my experience, openSuse is the best distro for it. What about other distro? Well, i've tried Ubuntu. It is not suitable for this type of iMac. YDL? The installation went smoothly but i had to tweak the X before it worked. One caveat though. If your iMac doesn't have DVD drive, you have to install via internet. First you have to download the install iso and burn it to CD. Boot from the CD and there's menu for you to choose. Choose installation and update. For more info on this, click here.
You will be asked for repository IP address. You can put name address instead of IP. Then, you will asked for directory for packages. Enter the directory. You can find them here. Please choose a repository near you.
Any question regarding installation, just ask here. Maybe I can help. :)
Any question regarding installation, just ask here. Maybe I can help. :)
8 comments:
I wish I have that iMac too :D
Don't. Get the new mini Mac. it's awesome. :) I don't know whether it can be installed Linux. I bet it can.
i want install OSX in my amd, how about the graphic driver, audio and network adapter??? i noob... help me..
i don't know about OSX but i think it should be no problem though. Pls google to find out. I am newbie with regard to OSX.
well i got this g3 for 25 buck to a friend who need it but im really not liking osx and long for kde so i might try this but i would like to dual boot guess i google it
i do shade tree repairs so i thought i should know macs but geez it has a one track mind unlike me :-P
linux rules
whats the best course or cert to get for linux cause that's were i want to put my efforts
Which version of opensuse did get to work on the imac? Last year I think I installed 10.3, but it did not recognize the airport card. The only version of linux I have gotten to work 100% is ubuntu 6.06 and 6.10, but they only have firefox 1.5. Most of the others don't seem to have ati rage drivers, so x always seems to fail. Same problem with fedora 10. I would love to use opensuse if I knew there was a version that had airport support and loads a gui properly.
Frank, there are many linux cert u can get ie LPI, RHCE, and many more. I suggest u to buy books and study and practice. Then go for LPI. :)
Nathan,
I used 10.3 too but i never tried the airport devices. U may know the driver if u know what chipset it uses.
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