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Linux Round 1: Ubuntu
November 16, 2006 |
Since I plan to spend some time becoming familiar with the Linux operating system, I thought I would add a little zip to my trusty Titanium Powerbook. I downloaded and created the Ubuntu Linux bootable CD for the Power PC architecture. I immediately ran into a problem. My video display flickered uncontrollably and I thought I was seeing triple.
I tried to determine which cursor arrow would work with which button. I knew that my lack of experience would make troubleshooting beyond my current patience quotient but I wanted to see Ubuntu up and running. I inserted the CD into my faster iMac. Everything worked as advertised. I played around with the top bar, changed a few application icons, and took a look at Open Office.
I couldn’t get to Firefox on my wireless network and I remembered reading that some Linux distributions did not work well with Airport. I will spend more time with Ubuntu later but, for now, I want to find a distro that will work on my Powerbook without any extraordinary effort on my part.
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