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PPCNerds: Linux and G5 (Once Again)

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 25, 2004

“Time has passed since I first wrote about the Linux on G5
situation. It’s time for another quick view at what’s working well
and at what’s not working at all.

“Before analyzing several fields of Linux support to G5 boxes, I
want to warn you that what you read here is not (yet?) applicable
to iMac G5. Most of the hardware could be the same, but this model
is shipping in these days and it is just too soon even to get
successful/unsuccesful reports. Usually support situation changes
very fastly, so consider doing many searches on the net about this
argument to to get always the latest informations…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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