xanich Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 So, my friend has one of those old iBook Clamshells, blue. Its (was) running OS 9. 2, and was pretty gunked up, so I took it upon myself to partition the HD. I have no clue what the machines specs are (RAM, HD Size, Processor), but I know one thing; IT NEEDS LINUX! So, my idea is, to get it running some sort of PowerPC Linux, that isn't TO needy, and turn it into the "ultimate hacking machine". What I really want from the thing, is it running Knoppix STD, but that seems to be x86 based, only. So, if anybody is willing to help me, I would really like some suggestions on what to make this thing do, how to make it do it, and what Distro it should run. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyp0dermik Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 UBUNTU!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Looks like a lot of people have done it as well: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=i...G=Google+Search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 UBUNTU!!!! I don't think they officially support PPC any more although Debian does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1u Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Fedora supports PPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny14 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 distrowatch.com Or www.google.com :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanich Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Thanks for all the distro ideas, but I'm currently installing Gentoo on it. Now the only question I have for you guys, is what exactly should it do? I really want some packet sniffing, and some war-driving on here, but I'm not to sure if it can do that, w/ the machine stats. I have found out that its running a G3 (300 MHz), and 64 MB of RAM. The complete stats can be found here. Also, I'm note sure if I'm going to install any type of GUI, so could you please suggest some command based programs, or a Desktop Envirnment that is REALLY light-weight. Thanks, again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 fluxbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1u Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 fluxbox Or XFCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyp0dermik Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 or whack some vm software on osx and install lots of distros! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1u Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 or whack some vm software on osx and install lots of distros! Is this a joke? You do realize this laptop is extremely old and will not handle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo-boy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 or whack some vm software on osx and install lots of distros! Is this a joke? You do realize this laptop is extremely old and will not handle that. i dont think he read the OP correctly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1u Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 or whack some vm software on osx and install lots of distros! Is this a joke? You do realize this laptop is extremely old and will not handle that. i dont think he read the OP correctly lol I do not think he understands what the specs are of that, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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