Apple's MacOS X platform has left a lot of Macs with PowerPC G3, G4 and G5 chips out in the cold. However, Linux isn't just for the Intel set; here’s how Ubuntu to can bring new life to your old Mac ...

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How do I install and set up Linux on a Mac? Linux is an interesting and slightly less well-known operating system – although Macworld’s tech-savvy readers are likely to know at least a little about it ...

MandrakeSoft has released Mandrake Linux 9.1 for PowerPC processors. Codenamed “Bamboo,” this release adds all the features found in Mandrake Linux 9.1 available for other processors, including Apache ...

Mac users wish Jobs well Wired News covers widespread "get well" wishes from Mac users to Apple CEO Steve Jobs: "News of Steve Jobs' cancer operation has Mac news sites seeing record traffic, forums ...

I am getting a Powermac with the expressed purpose of trying out linux. I am going to bump it up to a 233Mhz 604 PPC processor and all the older RAM I have, so about 96 megs. What remains is figuring ...

I don't have a Mac OS installed and no access to one. How the hell can I install Yellow Dog Linux (or any Linux for that matter!) on this thing? I am very new to Macs and have no idea. I'm a PC person ...