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Yellow Dog Linux 2.3 Released

Posted by michael on from the smack-oh-ess dept.

pinqkandi writes "Yesterday, TerraSoft Solutions announced its next generation of its PowerPC Linux, Yellow Dog 2.3. New in this version is Kernel 2.4.19, KDE 3.0.1, CUPS printing, and OpenOffice 1.0, among other updates of included applications. It is available immediately from TerraSoft's online store for $30, or $60 if you want personal support for 60 days."

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  1. YDL vs. OSX by conan_albrecht · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I purchased a titanium powerbook just for the purpose of running YDL 2.2 on it. (I liked the style of the powerbook--still do). I purchased YDL and found it very well put together. I was very impressed with it.

    However, after a few weeks of playing with OS X (I left a small OSX partition), I erased YDL and now I work exclusively in OS X. The Linux desktops just don't compare to it, and MS Office runs on OS X as well. I don't personally use it Office, but it's nice to have when I working with others.

    In sum, YDL would be great for older Apple hardware that won't run OS X. If you have newer hardware, OS X is wonderful for a desktop machine.

    1. Re:YDL vs. OSX by iggie · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I used all my old MacOS apps when running LinuxPPC through the magic of Mac-on-linux (MOL). Sorry no link, but you can hit Google as well as I can. This fabulous program would boot up MacOS in an X-Window (yes, you can do a remote X-session with it), or full-screen. I always had it in an X-Window, and everything runs at native speed (there's no emulation here). Networking, cut-n-paste, etc also worked. The fabulous thing was that if you needed the extra CPU cycles, MOL had a way to chache your MacOS session, so you could shut it down almost instantly, and bring it back up almost instantly too (about a second both ways). Give MOL a try. I haven't used Linux on Macs for about a year now (all OS X now), but when I did, it worked great this way.

  2. freedom of choice is nice and all... by bsDaemon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    but what really can this do that Darwin or OSX can't?

  3. Re:PPC Can do Debian too by jockm · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As opposed to my expeience with YDL:

    1) Boot off of CD
    2) Follow guided setup

    I think Debian is a gread distro, but it is kinda hard-core. It's not up to the kind of smooth install Mac users expect.

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  4. Bah yourself, troll. by Erris · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Your ugly comment is short enough to quote entirely:

    Debian is "the one true Linux" and it runs just fine on my ibook. Anyone who is in the market for an easy to install and use Unix like system on a Mac will most probably go with OS X. I don't see what the selling point of a "Mac only" distribution is these days. Did I mention I thought Debian was great.

    At the risk of sounding like marketdroid, I'll tell you why it makes sense to have a "Mac Only" distro without understanding PowerPCs. The Terra Soft site says, "Terra Soft's integrated PowerPC solutions take advantage of the low power consumption and high performance of the IBM and Motorola PowerPC chips. When the Motorola's AltiVec(TM) unit (Apple's "Velocity Engine(TM)") is engaged --the result may be performance well beyond the CPU's given speed rating."

    Now that I've sung the praises of the Yellow Dog Linux Team, I'll furter quell your silly attempt to start a Debian flame war by your mirage post. You might mention WHY Debian is as great as it is. Little things like:

    Radically decentralized distribution. Debian mirrors can be found everywhere and the package system assures quality of the packages.

    Ease of install and upgrade. The Debian PowerPC istall can be found here. i386 install of Debian is easier than most Linux installs, though it may take longer. The power PC might be a little more difficult, I've never done it. Upgrade by command line "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" is the easiest upgrade I've ever seen.

    Trust. The overriding GNU philosopy of Debian makes all of the above possible and garuntees that Debian will remain free and easy.

    So Alec, what's a dude like you posting biggoted looking stuff like this for? Despite your earlier NT horror, you look like you might know better. Is there any reason you put Chinese characters on your proported home page? What's all those references to Death about? Do you really own a power book? Have you ever really installed any kind of Linux? Are your still using NT?

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