[Cialug] Lightweight linux for video on imac g4

[Josh More]

Given that it's ppc,  I'd look first at Yellow Dog.   If that failed,  maybe Xubuntu.




-----Original Message-----
From: Mathew Phillips [mathewrphillips at gmail.com]
Received: Monday, 28 Mar 2011, 18:42
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group [cialug at cialug.org]
Subject: [Cialug] Lightweight linux for video on imac g4




I recently acquired an imac g4.

1 ghz ppc
512 mb RAM
dvd drive
17" screen

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?
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).

Matt
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