iBook G4 Installing Linux

[eddxx]

Hi, Is there anyone within the forum who has installed Linux on the above or similar. Can you install it without re installing the Mac OS X and if you can which version of Linux would you advise?

Kind Regards Eddie

[jayd512]

It can be done. Though I've no first-hand experience in doing so.
If you can provide some system information, we might be able to point you toward some decent choices.
CPU type
RAM
GFX chip/card
HDD capacity.
CD or DVD drive

[eddxx]

Thanks Jay for your reply hope this helps. Kind regards Eddie

iBook G4 (Mid 2005) - Technical Specifications
Configurations 14-inch SuperDrive
Model M9846LL/A M9848LL/A
Processor 1.42GHz PowerPC G4
Level 2 Cache 512K at 1.42GHz
System bus 142MHz
Memory (DDR SDRAM) 512MB PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM; supports up to 1.5GB; 1 available expansion slot
Hard drive 60GB ATA/100 4200 rpm
Optical drive Slot-Load Combo Drive DVD-ROM/CD-RW Slot-Load SuperDrive DVD±RW/CD-RW
Display 14.1-inch (diagonal) TFT XGA
Graphics support ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 with 32MB of dedicated DDR SDRAM
FireWire One FireWire 400 port at up to 400 Mbps
USB Two USB 2.0 ports at up to 480 Mbps each
VGA, S-video and composite video output Video mirroring supports VGA video out to an external display or projector (requires included Apple VGA Video Adapter) and S-video and composite video out to a TV or VCR (requires optional Apple Video Adapter, sold separately).
Modem (3) Built-in 56K V.92 modem
Ethernet Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
Wireless(4) Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme (Wi-Fi 802.11g); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
System software Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger