Nikki wrote:

> Hi guys

hi

> I'm thinking about getting a laptop, and I suppose it's gonna be an
> iBook. Has anyone had experiences using Debian on an iBook? Is it

yes, all works fine

> better to use another distro? I've used YDL and LinuxPPC as well, but

no way, only debian

> I like Debian best (and am real happy to support it).>
> Or (he whispers) would it be better to get a PC laptop?

no, ride a new ppc !

> Any suggestions?

Get an iBook with Debian/GNU Linux

> I'm thinking about getting a laptop, and I suppose it's gonna be an
> iBook. Has anyone had experiences using Debian on an iBook? Is it
> better to use another distro? I've used YDL and LinuxPPC as well, but
> I like Debian best (and am real happy to support it).

I have only had Debian/sid on this iBook 700Mhz/386MB 2.4.21-benh2
(actually my first Debian /ever/ since I didn't have CD-Rs the weekend I
got the iBook so I couldn't burn and install Mandrake 9.1 as I planed,
yet I found an "install Debian via OpenFirmware without any physical
media" guide and went for it -by now my desktop is a Debian to) and I
think everything works as I expected it, actually better than expected -
the far coolest thing being having "Linux" on vtty7 and OS X via MOL
(MacOnLinux) and vtty8.

> Or (he whispers) would it be better to get a PC laptop?

I don't think so,I explicity bought this iBook to have a mobile Linux
and didn't regret it. The G3 runs up to 4,5 hrs (using laptop-mode,
cpudynd, a tmpfs, screendimming etc), sleeping works absolutely flawless
(get apm, pbbutton) - far better than the APM/ACPI desaster with i32
hardware.
Just recording with the builtin mircophone will have to wait until 2.6

Plus you have the privilige to pay the far cooler Apple Tax instead of
the Mircosoft tax ;-).

> Any suggestions?

Buy it! Also linux.debian.ports.powerpc (requires registration for
writeaccess) or the corresponding mailinglist might be of interst, or
#debianppc on irc.debian.org.

-Thomas

In article , Thomas Otto
wrote:

> > I'm thinking about getting a laptop, and I suppose it's gonna be an
> > iBook. Has anyone had experiences using Debian on an iBook? Is it
> > better to use another distro? I've used YDL and LinuxPPC as well, but
> > I like Debian best (and am real happy to support it).
>
> Buy it! Also linux.debian.ports.powerpc (requires registration for
> writeaccess) or the corresponding mailinglist might be of interst, or
> #debianppc on irc.debian.org.
>
> -Thomas
>
Thanks for the confirmation of the theory! With such enthusiastic
encouragement, maybe I should I start a collection?! Just joking...

Nikki