[Cialug] Lightweight linux for video on imac g4

[Matt]

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.

Matt, the IT Wannabe
http://www.itwannabe.com/

On Mar 28, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Josh More <MoreJ at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:

> Given that it's ppc,  I'd look first at Yellow Dog.   If that failed,  maybe Xubuntu. 
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> -----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
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> I recently acquired an imac g4. 
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> 1 ghz ppc
> 512 mb RAM
> dvd drive
> 17" screen
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> 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). 
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> Matt
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