Power PC with a linux distribution and R

Yes,

I'd install the OS X Leopard (10.5.4) distribution on it :-)-O

el

This is an operating system question, but it is with the intent of
using R on that operating system.  I have an ibook G4 Power PC that I
am going to install linux on.  Is there a better, worse, or perhaps
easier (I am a linux newby migrating from mac) distribution that I
should look at.  I appreciate your help.  I didn't post this in the
sig-mac because I don't know if it fits there better than anywhere
else.
thanks

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Stephen Sefick

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yes, but the os now is 10.3.9 and I am starting to have a couple of
troubles with some things, and the os boxed with my mac mini are intel
specific, so they won't install on my poor old booger ppc.  So, it has
precipitated this move.  I can always go back if I don't like it.
it's just time right?  thanks for all of your help,

Are you aware that a BSD unix OS runs on the mac already?


-----Original Message-----
From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org on behalf of Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Sent: Fri 9/12/2008 4:38 PM
To: stephen sefick
Cc: R-help Mailing List; Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Subject: Re: [R] Power PC with a linux distribution and R

Yes,

I'd install the OS X Leopard (10.5.4) distribution on it :-)-O

el

On 12 Sep 2008, at 22:30 , stephen sefick wrote:

This is an operating system question, but it is with the intent of
using R on that operating system.  I have an ibook G4 Power PC that I
am going to install linux on.  Is there a better, worse, or perhaps
easier (I am a linux newby migrating from mac) distribution that I
should look at.  I appreciate your help.  I didn't post this in the
sig-mac because I don't know if it fits there better than anywhere
else.
thanks

--
Stephen Sefick

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Yes, of course.

That's why the :-)-O was there

el

Are you aware that a BSD unix OS runs on the mac already?

| This is an operating system question, but it is with the intent of
| using R on that operating system.  I have an ibook G4 Power PC that I
| am going to install linux on.  Is there a better, worse, or perhaps
| easier (I am a linux newby migrating from mac) distribution that I
| should look at.  I appreciate your help.  I didn't post this in the
| sig-mac because I don't know if it fits there better than anywhere
| else.

Maybe this helps:

     http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/install
     http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac

You'd get the usual Debian support of R, five or six dozen CRAN packages,
ESS, Ra, Ggobi, littler, MPI support, and much much more.

Some people like Debian, some people hate it.  Your mileage may vary. I have
never own a powerpc so take it with a grain of salt.  But as a general
statement, the Debian installer has gotten rather nice under the competitive
pressure from some of the other distros :) And 20,000 packages is a nice pool
to draw from.

Dirk

Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.