I recently got an old iMac G3 and felt the need to replace the crappy existing MacOS 9 system with my favorite system : Linux of course!
After a mandatory RAM upgrade (from stock 64M to 512M), I found that the CD drive is extremely picky/worn-out and wouldn’t boot any burned install CDs…
But that’s not enough to stop me, since those iMac models support booting from the network.
I first tried to netboot Debian Squeeze on it, but there were some issues (yaboot started but couldn’t load the kernel).
After some research, it appears that Ubuntu has an updated netinstall iso which just works!
http://agentoss.wordpress.com/2011/12...4-precise-pangolin-on-imac-g3-powerpc
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imac xorg.conf PPC All versions
There is alot of confusion over The graphical display settings on older PPC imac computers.
Here I've tried to put together xorg.conf file s that people claim to work for the differing imac versions. Ymmv. Feed back welcome if you have an imac running GNU/Linux please post it along with your machine model.
http://mac.linux.be/content/g3-imac-t...ader-slotloader-all-versions-xorgconf
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The most comprehensive guide on iMac 3 disassembly - useful to replace the hard disk and install another operating system like GNU/Linux :)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/103447/iMac-G3-Disassembly-Guide
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darktable is an open source photography workflow application and RAW developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.
http://www.darktable.org
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A reader asks: "Can someone comment on the legality of using my brother's old Snow Leopard DVD to install OS X? My brother has Lion, so why can't he choose to give it to me? It doesn't violate Apple's 1 license per 1 computer policy."
http://www.osnews.com/story/25376/Ask_OSNews_Hackintosh_Legality
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Antidote HD, logiciel correcteur, dictionnaire et guide linguistique pour la langue française s'intégrait bien avec OpenOffice.org. Est-il compatible avec toutes les versions de LibreOffice.org (MacOS Intel, Windows et GNU/Linux) ? Est-ce que Druide le supporte officiellement ? Il n'est pas encore listé sur la page de compatibilité malgré la sortie officielle de LibreOffice 3.3.
http://libreoffice.shapado.com/questi...office-tout-comme-avec-openoffice-org
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http://opendocumentfellowship.com/odfviewer
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http://code.google.com/p/regalandroid
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