[wplug] iMac G5 and linux (was: Pittsburgh Coding Dojo, May 23rd)

Patrick Wagstrom pwagstro at andrew.cmu.edu
Thu May 17 14:18:01 EDT 2007


Tom Cronin wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Greg. i'm in the process of disconnecting my computer for my annual trip to Pgh. from Boynton Beach Fl. I currently use a IMAC G5 computer running Tiger 10.4. I recently purchased the Ubuntu Linux manual (version 6.10) including the CD by Keir Thomas. The files transfer but will not open and the information to create a Boot disk doe's not work either. I have a feeling that Linux is not compatable with Macintosh. I will attend one of your meetings in Pgh. to see what the Ubuntu Linux system has to offer.  Tom Cronin

Tom,

Actually, Greg is in charge of the Pittsburgh Coding Dojo, a group of 
developers seeking to improve their programming and development skills.

For your issue, it sounds like you may be interested and find more help 
at a Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group event (WPLUG).  We typically 
hold one or two meetings a month, with our next meeting happening on 
June 9th.

You mentioned that you were having problems getting Ubuntu 6.10 to load 
onto your iMac G5 machine.  This is the sort of problem that we are more 
than happy to help with.  In particular, you may find an installfest to 
be an appropriate venue for getting started.  Unfortunately, we just had 
  an installfest last weekend, and our next installfest won't be until 
August, however that meeting could be perfect for you.  We're going to 
be walking people through the Ubuntu install process and then providing 
a guide on how to do common tasks under Ubuntu Linux.  Check 
http://www.wplug.org/ for more information on this event.

In the mean time, please make sure that the CD included with Keir Thomas 
book is for the PowerPC architecture.  Most books only include the CD 
for x86 (windows and newer macs), and don't include the CD for PPC 
(older macs).  However, Ubuntu does make a version for older macs.  In 
particular if you visit:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/

Then select "Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) desktop CD", you'll get 
a CD Image of the newest version of Ubuntu that will work on an iMac G5.

Thanks!

--Patrick


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