Besides the other linux distros mentioned, you have another more retro type choice http://www.macworld.com/article/2363177/macs/turn-your-g4-era-mac-into-a-next-gen-amiga.html On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 2:29 AM, wwp <subscript@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello there, > > > complete off-topic, sorry about this, but my former idea was to install > a CentOS on an old mac mini (PPC!). Disappointed to see that PowerPC is > not a supported architecture and that non ARM or Intel architecture are > not managed by recent distros.. :-(. > > Searching the web, I see very few possibilities to install a recent (I > need gnome2) GNU/Linux distro on such hardware. I gave Linux MintPPC 11 > (http://www.mintppc.org/content/list-macs) a try, but the netinstall > iso simply fails in installing a boot loader that conserves the > original OS/X partition even after many tries and workarounds. > > Any hint or experience would be welcome? > > > Regards, > > -- > wwp > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos