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Just a quick intro.... I am a linux newbie for starters. I recently received an old IMac, which I believe is from 98, and I am going to attempt to ...
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    How the heck you be?

    Just a quick intro.... I am a linux newbie for starters. I recently received an old IMac, which I believe is from 98, and I am going to attempt to turn it into a linux machine... If I don't try, I will never learn!

    1st issue- no cd's what so ever came with the IMac, will I need these to install linux?

    2nd issue- unable to get past the login screen, a friend advised it was due to 'firmware' (I think that was the name), does this mean the puter is a lost cause for turning her into a linux machine?

    3rd issue- I hate calling it a her, gotta find her a name....
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    Your'll need a PPC distro
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    You should be able to install Gentoo on a PPC mac: www.gentoo.org
    Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
    Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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    1st issue- no cd's what so ever came with the IMac, will I need these to install linux?
    No you won't need them.

    2nd issue- unable to get past the login screen, a friend advised it was due to 'firmware' (I think that was the name), does this mean the puter is a lost cause for turning her into a linux machine?
    No you can still install Linux even though it won't Log into OSX.

    3rd issue- I hate calling it a her, gotta find her a name....
    Something Sexy I think like Natasha or Perky Like Betty.

    You can look through the link below on installing Linux On IMAC

    penguinppc.org: front page

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    What about Webby, after Huey, Dewey, and Louie's nanny's granddaughter in DuckTales? H,D,&L were the grandnephews of Scrooge McDuck, so she's a kind of cute, almost relation to a M(a)cDuck - extended family-wise.
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    Just call her Mary Poppins or something
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    There may be several distros that work on a Mac. Google "Linux on a Mac" for some interesting finds. I hear that Gentoo works on a Mac but's really hard to install and not beginner-friendly. Distrowatch.com is also searchable for distros that work on a Mac. Most of the better ones do need to be installed from a CD, but some fit on a USB stick and will work if your Mac can boot from a USB stick.

    As for a name..... well, Amy is a pretty name. It means "friend." As in amiable. Or Kathryn (Kate, or Katie - happens to be my middle name lol) is a nice name for a sweet, "amyable" computer!

    Amy
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    Well, I think he will find more if he chooses to google for a linux distro for his CPU architecture, namely PowerPC (or PPC).

    Apple has used this CPU architecture for a long time but has switched to the Intel architecture recently.
    PPC distro's are still out there, and most of the normal distro's I think can be run also on PPC. The thing is only because it is less populair, that you will have to look a bit harder.
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    Debian has a ppc port, so that may be a place to start.
    Debian -- PowerPC Port
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    How 'bout Olga? I just love that name =).
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