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Yellow Dog Linux 2.2 ISO Available

Posted by pudge on from the yummy-in-my-tummy dept.

DarkClown writes "Just noticed the ISO for Yellow Dog Linux 2.2 went up for download on their main server; you may want to wait for it to hit a mirror, though." It was available for purchase a few weeks ago, and now you can download it for free, you moochers. You might also want to check out the installation guides, including an instructional video via Real Media.

28 comments

  1. Well, isn't that exciting. by Dancing+Tree · · Score: 1

    I'm glad to see any variety of languages out there, so long as we can have a universal translator for communication between systems. Now if we could only move on to a greater variety of hardware architecture.

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  2. So which is better.... by Dark+Paladin · · Score: 3, Interesting

    To run Gimp in XDarwin under OS X, or to install Yellow Dog and run it from there? (Can you run YD Linux from within a Virtual PC like memory space? That would actually be pretty cool.)

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    1. Re:So which is better.... by neutrino · · Score: 3, Informative

      My experience with XDarwin has been fantastic. Apps under XDarwin seem so much faster and more responsive than they ever did under LinuxPPC, YDL or Debian on my 266mhz Powerbook. The Gimp runs great under XDarwin as well. My advice would be to install Fink and then use that to do all of the rest of your Unix apps. The fact that I have apt on my OS X system is just that much cooler. Stick with OS X and you won't be disappointed. This is advice coming from someone who faithfully used LinuxPPC for 3 years and has now switched wholeheartedly to OS X.
      --neutrino

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    2. Re:So which is better.... by CottonEyedJoe · · Score: 1

      I prefer to run Gimp on OSX, mainly because I can use it alongside my OSX apps. My Linux box is a 604e 200MHz so Gimp is understandably slower for me under Linux.

      You might be able to run Linux on VirtualPC but you cant run PPC Linux that way. Remember VirtualPC emulates a PC so its gonna be slow no matter what OS youre running on it.

      Running Native linux alongside OSX would be alot of trouble, and it hardly seems worth the effort. Would be much more useful to simply port the programs you wanted from linux to OSX.

    3. Re:So which is better.... by Bluetick · · Score: 1

      Virtual PC only emulates a x86 processor, so you can only load x86 OSes on it. So, you could run Linux (just not a PPC distro!), DOS, Windows, OS/2 whatever (though, BeOS doesn't work).

      Personally I think running Gimp on XDarwin is the best solution. Use Fink, and do it rootless and that's even better.

    4. Re:So which is better.... by DarkClown · · Score: 1

      yellow dog (or any other linuxppc distro) smoke darwin or (on) osx when it comes to gimp or anything else desktop-wise.

  3. Get the ISO here by OrangeHairMan · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a mirror, and 'cause I posted it here, it's gunna get a beating. ;)

    ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/ yellowdog/iso/rome-2.2-20020407-install.iso

    Orange

  4. Upgrades. by saintlupus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is there any way to upgrade from YDL 2.1 to 2.2? I'm running a rather customized install of 2.1, and I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again.

    (Perhaps more importantly, is there any way to install X without KDE or Gnome in this version? I'm running it on a 7200/120, for crissake; fvwm or blackbox are more than enough, especially with a lousy 2 gigs of storage to work with.)

    --saint

  5. Real Media? by bdesham · · Score: 4, Insightful
    You might also want to check out the installation guides, including an instructional video via Real Media.
    <OS X User>
    Real Media? What's that?
    </OS X User>
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    1. Re:Real Media? by saintlupus · · Score: 3, Informative

      Real Media? What's that?

      Does seem odd that they wouldn't offer it in Quicktime -- it's not like the target audience can't view it. If you've got Linux installed and running, and thus no way to see Quicktime streams, you're a little beyond the introductory video. Ah, well.

      As for the Flamebait mod, looks like they're still handing out free Drano chunks and telling the mods its crack.

      --saint

  6. An Idea for Yellow Dog by Skrap · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Here's an idea for Yellow Dog:
    Develop a linux compatibility layer for OS X. True, many command-line utilities already compile and run just fine on OS X, but many depend on libraries specific to linux, and won't compile.

    Solution: develop a simple-to-install set of libraries which would enable use of most (if not all) linux programs on OS X.

    Comments?

    1. Re:An Idea for Yellow Dog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yeah, that's a great idea, than Yellow Dog Linux can be as successful as OS/2, the best operating system at running DOS apps

  7. Here's an idea for Apple..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Develop a compatability layer for OS-X to run Windows apps natively, removing motivation for people to create OS-X apps, and eventually even to use OS-X.

    It might be a great idea, but I don't see YDL shooting themselves in the foot to make it easy for people to transition away from their OS.

    1. Re:Here's an idea for Apple..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      you mean Fink?

      E

  8. realplayer? by augros · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's ironic that they're using RealPlayer. I've used YellowDog for a year now and still can't get a stable linuxppc version of it to run.

    1. Re:realplayer? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Main Entry: irony
      Pronunciation: 'I-r&-nE also 'I(-&)r-nE
      Function: noun
      1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning -- called also Socratic irony
      2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
      3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

    2. Re:realplayer? by augros · · Score: 1

      yes, mr. troll, that is the definition. i believe my use fits behind door #3 (situational irony): if yellowdog uses realplayer for an introduction to their OS, it is the exact opposite of what one would expect - that yellowdog does not fully support realplayer.

      i took english once too. (though i must have skipped the class when they taught capitalized letters)

  9. yes, just recursively upgrade the rpm's by ubiquitin · · Score: 4, Informative

    copy all the RPM's you want from the CD ISOs into a folder, and then use rpm -Uvh * Enjoy.

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    1. Re:yes, just recursively upgrade the rpm's by bokeoa · · Score: 1

      Or you could just go to the RPM directory on the CD and do a `rpm -Fvh *` which will update all currently installed rpms.

  10. Real Media? by crazyj · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Too bad the video can't be played on OS X machines.

  11. notable changes, as noted on the CD by ubiquitin · · Score: 2

    now sports kernel 2.4.18

    XFree86 4.2:

    - nVidia:
    * support now includes digital monitors via Apple Display Connector (ADC)
    * GeForce2 TwinView, GeForce3, GeForce4 not yet supported

    - ATI Radeon:
    * support now includes digital flat panels

    * Radeon Mobility now functional (for onyx tibooks)

    * KDE 2.2.2

    * GNOME 1.4 with Nautilus and Evolution

    * yaboot 1.3.6 supports ext3 /boot

    * Mozilla 0.9.6 is MUCH more stable

    * Yellow Dog Installer (yi) 1.0.6 - added cd-rw ide-scsi support

    * Red Hat 7.2 foundation

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  12. Use a real OS... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ...use Debian.