Xubuntu on the iMac G3

By Steven Rosenberg on February 7, 2007 2:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Since the live CD of Ubuntu wouldn't load from CD on the iMac G3 (5oo MHz, 128 MB RAM), I figured I would try Xubuntu, which is supposed to present the system with a lighter load.

Didn't work.

But I heard from a few iMac G3 users who reported success with Ubuntu, but not with the live CD. Either installing to the hard drive from a disc or using an Internet-based install, they've reported success with Ubuntu and a Mac desktop computer that really couldn't run OS X without a whole lot of trouble.

Think of it ... you can get Firefox ... can't get that in OS 9.

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