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On my set up, Kubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft works. All it took was a: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop (i chose to use gdm).

Still no luck with bluetooth. Codecs are still a bit of problem (big surprise, right?) since there are no win32codecs in the repos. As Edgy Eft becomes less and less beta, I have a feeling the repositories will become more extensive. Based on the dapper release schedule I’d expect the official release on November 1st.

Also, Automatix is being rolled out for Edgy Eft but is not yet available for ppc. I will post when it becomes available.

Using PPC 64 is, i’m sure, part of the reason for the skimpy repos. Considering Apple went to x86, the G5 chip and support for it are not top on everyone’s list to say the least. The beauty of Linux is that it is likely it will still be supported for a while, but I have a feeling I will be trying out the latest and greatest applications on the intel machine.

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