[SOLVED] install ubuntu (any version) on an imac (aka powermac)

[Richard9795]

i have a spare computer (which happens to be a powermac G3, and i want to know if i can install Ubuntu into it, can anyone please tell me how?... (the worst part is, the CD ROM dos not work, and i happen to have a spare laptop CD drive, will it work? help!:(

[ModelM]

Ubuntu no longer develops versions for your computer. If you want to install Linux on it, you'll have to choose another distribution. It's a shame, too. I discovered Ubuntu by installing it on an old G4 a few years ago.

Ubuntu is based on Debian, and I think those folks still make a version for your computer.

[Richard9795]

OK, i thought someone said about an older version worked in these computers...

[Richard9795]

ok thanks for helping!

[ModelM]

Here's a link to what I think was the last version available for your machine...

http://ubuntu.osuosl.org/releases/6.06/ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-powerpc.iso

[Richard9795]

Thank you, and one more question, it does not have a cd rom, BUT, i have a spare laptop CD rom... wil it work?

[ModelM]

If your Imac is one of the older ones with a tray loading CDRom, that CDRom was, indeed, a laptop type. So another should work, I would think.

[Richard9795]

OK Thanks For Helping Me.