<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>You could check out the lighter versions of Linux Mint if there are any PPC builds. But, my first thought would be to find out if there's a way to sneak a vdpau GPU in it.<br><br>Matt, the IT Wannabe<div><a href="http://www.itwannabe.com/">http://www.itwannabe.com/</a></div></div><div><br>On Mar 28, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Josh More <<a href="mailto:MoreJ@alliancetechnologies.net">MoreJ@alliancetechnologies.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<pre style="word-wrap:break-word; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma; color:black">Given that it's ppc, I'd look first at Yellow Dog. If that failed, maybe Xubuntu.
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From: Mathew Phillips [<a href="mailto:mathewrphillips@gmail.com">mathewrphillips@gmail.com</a>]
Received: Monday, 28 Mar 2011, 18:42
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group [<a href="mailto:cialug@cialug.org">cialug@cialug.org</a>]
Subject: [Cialug] Lightweight linux for video on imac g4
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<div>I recently acquired an imac g4.
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<div>1 ghz ppc</div>
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<div>It's not really powerful enough to run the newer versions of Ubuntu. I installed 10.10 on it this morning and I'm getting 80-90% cpu usage just for xorg with no apps running. I'm thinking about trying to find a 1gig stick of ram to boost that a little.
But with a 17" monitor it would be great for turning into a dvd player or tv tuner with a usb card. What distro would you guys recommend that's lightweight enough to play dvd's and stream tv without hogging up all the cpu on the OS itself?</div>
<div>I realize it might be a lost cause but I'm not electrical engineering material so I don't think id feel comfortable trying to rip out the monitor and use it by itself (or even if its possible). </div>
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