chemistry_geek
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A few weeks ago I read on Slashdot.org that a few hard core Mac OS X Slashdot geeks were ditching Mac OS X in favor of Ubuntu Linux. I downloaded the latest DVD.iso, version 6.06, burned a LIVE DVD, and booted it on my duelie Power Mac G5. I was rather surprised that once it was up and running the entire cooling system (all 9 fans) were blasting away full speed. I didn't have time to explore Ubuntu since I was concerned that the cooling fans were spinning (roaring) so hard. I've never stretched her legs like that before. I opened the side case to examine how much air was moving through the system, it was both impressive and alarming. Luckily the air exiting out the back was cold. I had to shut it down for fear of damaging my baby.
I used Linux PowerPC 2000 on my Power Mac G3 years ago and was rather pleased with it, everything ran rather well. It's a bummer I can't try out another Linux distro just for fun.
Anyone else had any strange experiences like this running Linux on a multiprocessor Power Mac G5? I know that cooling issues resulted in the fans revving up on earlier distributions, but I thought that by now they would have been resolved.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
I used Linux PowerPC 2000 on my Power Mac G3 years ago and was rather pleased with it, everything ran rather well. It's a bummer I can't try out another Linux distro just for fun.
Anyone else had any strange experiences like this running Linux on a multiprocessor Power Mac G5? I know that cooling issues resulted in the fans revving up on earlier distributions, but I thought that by now they would have been resolved.
http://www.ubuntu.com/