Yellow Dog Linux

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• Seems bloated and cubersome

  R_AdeptApril 29, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Was really looking forward to it for weeks now, finally got it, backed up all my stuff, installed it, tried it, and disliked it. Sorry to say, my negative experience started when I didnt have enough privelages to access my hard drives. Logged in as root and still didnt have enough privelages. As root user I didnt have enough privelages to change privelages, sigh. logging out after fresh install with non root account was full of glitches where the os told me that some programs were not shutting down and had to force log out. Gave it several more chances to impress me, seems very graphically bloated in all the wrong places, after clicking on the question mark for help and nothing happened, reformatted and installed mac os x again. too bad, was really looking forward to it.

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• The best version of Yellow Dog Linux yet!

  尼克April 28, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I love YDL 3.0 on my old 3400c PowerBook, but was not the biggest fan of 4.1 and switched to Ubuntu for a while, but once Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 came out I switched back and was happy as a clam. YDL 5.0.1 really seems more modern and a much better release. Linux is different and can be hard, but please be sure to use the forum, the mailing lists, and the online help. There is even a book you can buy from Terra Soft Solution! Give it a full 2 weeks to try it out using the numerous support options available and you too will most likely fall in love with this free OS called Yellow Dog Linux. Strong rumours say that most PowerPC Apple Macinstosh Computers will not be supported after Mac OS X 10.5, so this is the future for all PPC Mac owners.

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• Not for iMac

  pokeyjoeApril 28, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I installed YDL 5.0.1 on my G5 iMac (10.4). Yes, it works, but its very cumbersome. Maybe I just need to get used to a different operating system, but NOTHING is straightforward. Even finding and installing software is difficult. I was going to leave it on my machine just to play with it, but its killing me. Not long after coming out of yaboot (allows you to select between OSX, YDL, CD for boot) the cooling fans come on full blast and stay on full blast for as long as I'm in YDL. I couldn't stand it and removed it all.

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• hotFusionMarch 19, 2003

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Why Linux? For one thing, I can go right now and find software for Linux that is not available for Mac OS X. This includes

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• BloobieNovember 1, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Installed it and it runs, but doesn't show anything on my screen. Apparently it doesn't even support my GeForce 3 graphics card (in a dual-800

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• VersionTrackerUserOpinionAugust 10, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Seems more complete than Mandrake 8.2. Better kernel support for new video cards, also. GO BEN!!!

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• ex-osx-userJuly 22, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Just Great and to all you "American Online Users" who are having problems grow up. Better than OSX rip-off ware.

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• powerbookjeJuly 4, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />www.mandrake.com FREE linux for PPC, better than YDL. YDL sucks big time nuf said

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• Keith2April 22, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Quick: Go to the University of Tromsoe ftp site in Norway for version 2.2 -- it's the only place left it seems where it hasn't

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• nathaniel69April 21, 2002

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />It's a sweet distro with lots of effort put into it. The only thing we need for PPC/LINUX is HFS+ support... I bet there would

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