Oh, also, if it were me - I'd seriously consider using Gentoo on older
hardware. You can optimize the build for the architecture and you can only
install the packages you want. It makes for a very efficient system. It's a
more work to set it up, but it gives you some noticeable performance
boosts.  Of course, that's only if you're really into tinkering with
distros and the like -- since gentoo does require a little baby sitting.

non-shameless plug -- Gentoo is going to be the topic on the LInux Action
Show today for anyone who watches that thing.

http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/tag/linux-action-show/


On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:35 AM, David Wagle <david.wagle at gmail.com> wrote:

> You don't load a bios screen on a mac. However, to select your boot
> source, you hold down the command key when you power it on. After the beep
> you'll get a selection of boot locations that the computer can see at that
> time.
>
> Once you have linux installed, you'll get the same thing. I think you'll
> need to install rEFIt or some other EFI boot manager as well.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:30 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Michael. how can I ensure that upon boot of a properly imaged 'iso' <----
>> LMDE MINT
>>
>> Ensures boot from the flash drive? <----Power Book G4.
>>
>> How do I load up the Bios screen is a question I have now.
>>
>> Thank you for your help.
>>
>> paul g
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: stuporglue at gmail.com
>> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:41:11 -0500
>> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will GNU/Linux work with a MAC?
>>
>>
>> I ran Linux on my G3 and G4 MacBooks back in the day. There were always
>> some weird quirks, but generally speaking things worked well enough.
>> Workarounds were well documented, at least back then.
>>
>> If I were installing PowerPC Linux today I would probably use the
>> unsupported Ubuntu Images here:
>> http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/
>>
>> I would install the server version to minimize the chance of something
>> going wrong, then I would install XFCE or another lightweight desktop.
>>
>> If that didn't work, I would use Debian -- it looks like Debian's PowerPC
>> version is still supported and I really like Debian.
>>
>>
>> There's a list of PowerPC distros (including dead and unsupported
>> versions) here: http://penguinppc.org/about-2/distributions/
>>
>> --
>> Michael Moore
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 3:29 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> We are looking into giving a Mac laptop---->Power Book G4 new life. the
>> computer is currently operating under----> OS X Tiger. My thoughts were
>> Ubuntu or Mint. We want low pollution here. not 'buy a new one' solutions.
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SupportedArchitectures
>>
>> The above link states: Please note, that PowerPC Long Term Support ended
>> with Ubuntu 6.06.
>>
>> Any ideas are appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
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