This guide for an installed Linux Mint PPC/Lubuntu PPC on
G3/G4/G5 PowerMacs.
If you want to install Linux on PowerPC MAC, first follow this post.
http://bitbin.it/HGvpskkn
Here there is a list of recommended software
for those old machines. Open the software center, search for the app
and install it.
Web Browser:
G3, G4: Iceape, with no doubt is the faster there.
G5: Chromium with 2-3 tabs, Iceape.
Mail client:
G3, G4: Sylpheed
G5: Icedove w/Thunderbird extensions
IM Client : Pidgin
BitTorrent client : G3: Transmission
G4, G5 QBitTorrent
VoIP client (Skype-like) : Jitsi
Audio player: Audacious
Video player
G3: You must install Mplayer without Altivec. Look below.
http://www.mintppc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=832
G4, G5: Gnome Mplayer, VLC.
Video editor: Openshot
Audio editor: Audacity, snd-gtk
Subtitle downloader : Subdownloader
Office suite
G3: Gnumeric, Abiword
G4, G5: LibreOffice
Graphics Editor:
G3: MtPaint
G4, G5: Gimp, Pinta
Vector editor: Inkscape
PDF viewer G3: Epdfview, Mupdf
G4, G5: Evince-gtk
Youtube viewer : Minitube
Scanner tool: Gscan2pdf
CD/DVD Burn tool : XFBurn
Twitter/Identi.ca client : Hotot-gtk, Turpial
Games: At the botton of this link there is a tiny list. Look at the software center for Mint PPC or Lubuntu PPC . http://bitbin.it/HGvpskkn
Console/PC emulators:
G3:
Fuse-gtk (ZX Spectrum)
Gngb (Game Boy)
Vice (Commoddore 64)
OpenMSX-catapult (MSX)
Scummvm (LucasArts adv, Myst)...
Stella (Atari 2600)
Mednafen emulating SEGA/Nintendo/NeoGeo 8 bit systems.
gfceu (Nes)
G4, G5:
Like G3 with:
PCSXR (Play Station)
Snes9X (SNES)
UAE (Amiga)
Hatari (Atari ST)
MAME (Arcade machines, neo-geo...)
VBA-m (Game Boy Advance) Legal roms:
http://bitbin.it/oJvvkjrh
DosBOX (486 PC w/ MS-DOS)
G4, G5 with 3d acelleration:
Mupen64 (Nintendo 64)
Enjoy.
