Subj : Re: Linux On A Powerbook
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Kieron Briggs
Date : Tue Oct 26 2004 04:51 pm

James wrote:
> I recently bought my first Apple (17" Powerbook) and I'm looking to 
> install linux on it.  While I'm familar with x86 distros like 
> RedHat/Fedora, Mandrake, and SuSe I don't know a whole lot about distros 
> that run on Apple computers.  I've been reading about Yellow Dog Linux & 
> Gentoo but I've never used either.  Does anyone have any advice on this 
> topic?

If I recall correctly, YellowDog is based on RedHat/Fedora, but 
recompiled for the Apple/PPC. It should be practically identical to a 
Redhat/Fedora distro.


Kieron

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