[ubuntu-uk] iMac G4

[John Levin]

Tony Travis wrote:
> Hello, Anyone using Ubuntu on an iMac G4?
> 

Not on that particular model, but I've put K/Ubuntu on a variety of ppc
models.

> I've just got one, and installed Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (Dapper) on it...
> 
> Works quite well, but the recent decision by Canonical not to support 
> the PowerPC architecture in future is disappointing. There is a 'port' 
> of Feisty, but I couldn't get it to boot. Might have been a problem with 
> the CD, so I'll burn another one: I don't want to have to use backports 
> to get 'Gnash' working so I can enjoy the full irony of watching the Mac 
> vs. PC spoof ad's from YouTube on a Mac running Ubuntu ;-)
> 

Are you burning the cd on OS X? There was (and may still be) a problem
with burning bootable isos on os x.

> Why? - I'd like to convert my Mac colleagues to Ubuntu, of course!
> 
> 	Tony.

HTH

John