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How do I install Linux on my iMac?
How to Install Linux on a Mac
- Switch off your Mac computer.
- Plug the bootable Linux USB drive into your Mac.
- Turn on your Mac while holding down the Option key.
- Select your USB stick and hit enter.
- Then select Install from the GRUB menu.
- Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
What OS can iMac G5 run?
All G5 iMacs can run OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard, the last version of OS X to support PowerPC Macs. Tiger runs decently with 512 MB of memory, while Leopard really wants 1 GB. Tiger supports Classic Mode, which allows you to use software that runs under Mac OS 9.
Can you install Linux on a Mac G5?
Id like to update the OS in my Power Mac G5. (it is not a Mac Pro) I have Mac OS Leopard installed just now but want to install Linux again as I have used a few versions successfully for many years.
Can you install Ubuntu on a PowerPC G5?
Apparently, yaboot is passing incorrect or incomplete boot parameters to the OS and after about 30 seconds, yaboot –> OS X freezes. yaboot –> Linux works fine. The Ubuntu Wiki has a bunch of stuff about installing Ubuntu on PowerPC, though I’m not quite sure when the last time it was updated.
Is there a way to boot Ubuntu on OS X?
The bootloader in use–yaboot–works great for Ubuntu, but not for OS X. If I want to boot OS X, I hold down the option key to get Apple’s option page and choose OS X from there. Apparently, yaboot is passing incorrect or incomplete boot parameters to the OS and after about 30 seconds, yaboot –> OS X freezes. yaboot –> Linux works fine.
What kind of memory does an iMac G5 have?
Looks like you have 512 MB of 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM Expandable to 2.5 GB in your iMac G5 according to Wikipedia .See Debian hardware requirements. For more information see this guide. Hope it helps.