Which Linux on a PBG3 Wallstreet?

From: Nicola D'Agostino (nezgetitout_at_geocities.com)
Date: 07/31/03 

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:47:12 +0200

    Hi,

    I'd like to put some Linux on a partition on my PBG3
(Wallstreet-PDQ), 320Ram, HD10Gb, which is an "OldWorld" machine.

    I will put also OSX on the same machine and I already know I'd need
to have a first partition with MacOS, so my partition scheme will be
something like:
    MacOS 8.6/9 650 Mb
    Linux 2/3 Gb
    OSX 3 Gb
    Documents what's left
    
    I was thinking about trying out Yellow Dog or Debian, which sound to
me as the newest and best options or some older PPCLinux or NetBSD.
    Which would you suggest and, have you any specific info on the
install procedure? Also, could i stay with 2 Gbs for Linux considering
it's just for some tinkering and, do I need another swap partition?

    Thanks in advance 

-- 
    Nicola "nez" D'Agostino
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