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Leukeh
01-28-2006, 06:48 AM
I'm interested in trying out Linux, but I don't want to partition my drive etc so I can do a dual-computer. My friend mentioned a Linux distribution that you could boot off a CD (or maybe DVD-CD) but he wasn't sure if it would boot from a Macintosh, nor did he remember the name.

Does anybody know of one that would?
<h1>
01-28-2006, 06:55 AM
google "Knoppix" it is a cd bootable linux OS and has a really impressive GUI
darksidepuffin
02-01-2006, 10:02 AM
Ubuntu also has a live cd version.
mikeyp
02-04-2006, 06:32 AM
Ubuntu does have a PowerPC live version.

Also go to here: http://distrowatch.com/search.php and in the search area select "Live CD" for the distro category and "powerpc" for the architecture. Distrowatch is a great site and should have information on pretty much every active distro.
darksidepuffin
02-04-2006, 09:57 AM
Yeah -- a friend of mine ordered 2 Ubuntu cds and gave me one because I wanted to setup a Kubuntu environment...but I couldn't be bothered to download Kubuntu -- I have CentOs on a small hd in my comp, but I only like it for servers so I don't use it -- I need to find time to install a different distro on it.

So apparently you can get a 2-cd Ubuntu book for free or something.
nox-Hand
02-18-2006, 10:52 AM
That is true. You can get free CD's with the ShipIt service. I have tried it. Excellent. They do, however, not send the Kubuntu liveCD for free.
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/myrequest <-- You can order free cd's there.

Why did my ShipIt get blanked out?
Atharvashirsha
04-06-2006, 04:22 PM
Ubuntu -- Linux for humans.

I tried and got a few cds from ShipIt(Took 3 weeks) and it works great...only thing is that my optical mouse doesn't work with it ;)
nox-Hand
04-06-2006, 04:31 PM
It does not..? Odd. Anyhow, just use a USB Laser mouse! :D

nox-Hand
Atharvashirsha
04-06-2006, 04:37 PM
I am using GIGABYTE GK-6PB OpticalMouse and not sure why it doesn't work.
nox-Hand
04-07-2006, 04:56 AM
Hmm, I don't know either =/

How about starting a dedicated thread about it? We might be able to find error :)

nox-Hand
_Aerospace_Eng_
04-07-2006, 04:59 AM
That is true. You can get free CD's with the ****It service. I have tried it. Excellent. They do, however, not send the Kubuntu liveCD for free.
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/myrequest <-- You can order free cd's there.

Why did my ShipIt get blanked out?
Are you sure you typed "Ship" not Ship with a t?
nox-Hand
04-07-2006, 06:40 AM
I will just check!

That would seem plausable..
:rolleyes:

nox-Hand
_Aerospace_Eng_
04-07-2006, 06:54 AM
looks like you did :lol:
nox-Hand
04-07-2006, 07:54 AM
I did indeed...
Now, can we get back on topic..? ;)

nox-Hand
_Aerospace_Eng_
04-07-2006, 08:01 AM
I wonder if a Linux live cd will boot on an intel based mac...
People are already trying to dual boot with win xp on the intel based macs.
nox-Hand
04-07-2006, 08:02 AM
Yes I heard. Well, you *can* actually get XP on a non-Intel-based Mac, you know. This guy did it once. He had to custom build a Linux background system to make XP run on the Mac.

Hang on, Linux -> XP @ Mac.... :shady:

Linux should never get used in such a way..

nox-Hand