Ubuntu for mac g56/28/2023 ![]() Mind you, I had to use the Alternate CD install (which is basically what previous versions of Ubuntu used as the main installer instead of the live disc) in order to get a fully functional install of Ubuntu, but it functions just as nice if not better than OS X on that same Mac. I've installed Ubuntu 6.06 on an older G3 iMac and it's running great. It's a bummer I can't try out another Linux distro just for fun.Īnyone else had any strange experiences like this running Linux on a multiprocessor Power Mac G5? I know that cooling issues resulted in the fans revving up on earlier distributions, but I thought that by now they would have been resolved. I used Linux PowerPC 2000 on my Power Mac G3 years ago and was rather pleased with it, everything ran rather well. ![]() ![]() I had to shut it down for fear of damaging my baby. Luckily the air exiting out the back was cold. I opened the side case to examine how much air was moving through the system, it was both impressive and alarming. I've never stretched her legs like that before. I didn't have time to explore Ubuntu since I was concerned that the cooling fans were spinning (roaring) so hard. I was rather surprised that once it was up and running the entire cooling system (all 9 fans) were blasting away full speed. I downloaded the latest DVD.iso, version 6.06, burned a LIVE DVD, and booted it on my duelie Power Mac G5. A few weeks ago I read on that a few hard core Mac OS X Slashdot geeks were ditching Mac OS X in favor of Ubuntu Linux.
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