zebralips wrote:I am running a iBook G4 10.4.?
I do not know how to boot out of Linux and back to the drive options at this time to receive the specs on the G4.
Your words: distributions of Linux, are at their highest efficiency without the use of any GUIs and instead function nearly entirely through the CLI (command land interface).
Question:
How can i get out of the GUI and into a full fledged CLI.
This is where personal preferences come into play. Personally, I'd suggest you continue to use the GUI.
In my opinion, with today's processor speeds and on-board memory, the performance hit of GUIs is negligible at best - unless you're specifically running a web server or something where you need every iota of your machine's performance. And - especially for beginners - there are many advantages to using the GUI.
Let me rephrase this - even though I consider myself a power Linux user, I still use GUIs. I just open a terminal window from the GUI when I need to do something really complex.
zebralips wrote:So i am shopping for a ps3. i am willing to shell out 300 clams.
Personally - I wouldn't bother. Sony has removed the OtherOS function - the ability to run Linux - from all new slim PS3s and retroactively from the older PS3s. The only way a PS3 can run Linux is if the on-board firmware is still pre-3.21, and the hardware is a PS3 "phat" - not a slim:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/ ... 21-update/What this means is that a PS3 that runs Linux loses the following features:
* Ability to sign in to PlayStation Network and use network features that require signing in to PlayStation Network, such as online features of PS3 games and chat
* Playback of PS3 software titles or Blu-ray Disc videos that require PS3 system software version 3.21 or later
* Playback of copyright-protected videos that are stored on a media server (when DTCP-IP is enabled under Settings)
* Use of new features and improvements that are available on PS3 system software 3.21 or later
I don't know if that's worth 300 clams or not.
Also - the Cell in the PS3 isn't the best for running Linux. Linux runs on the PPU core of the multi-core Cell - which is a simplified PowerPC processor. Specifically - the PPU is missing "out of order" processing, which really slows it down compared to modern processors.
Also - Sony prevents direct access to the nVidia RSX graphics chip in the PS3, so you can only use a simple framebuffer display. This makes HD video playback problematic, to say the least.
My recommendations - make of them what you will:
1. If you're in the mood for a PS3 to play games - then buy a newer "slim" one. They are much more reliable than the launch models, and use much less power.
2. If you are looking for a Linux box, buy some sort of cheap Intel or AMD box. There are many different Linuxes that run on them - including a version of Yellow Dog for 64 bit:
http://ydl.net/ydl_cuda/3. If you must run a PowerPC Linux, instead of Intel, then you're limited to Macs like you have or older PS3s. There are challenges running Linux on the PS3 - but it can be fun as well. (That's why I do it!
) Unlike the PowePC Macs, the one advantage to running Linux on the PS3 is that the hardware is identical. When we figure out an issue, all of us can take advantage of the solution.
zebralips wrote:also when i did the boot up today:
received an error message: Nautilus can`t be used now, due to an unexpected error.
show more details: Nautilus can`t be used now, due to an unexpected error from Bonobo when attempting to locate the factory. killing bonobo-activation-server and restarting Nautilus may help fix the problem
I've see this before when you are logged into Enlightenment, log out, wait a bit, then log in again. You have to go to a terminal window, look for the bonobo process, kill it, and re-log in. Or you can just reboot the computer.
It's not a big deal to me - but I can see why it's confusing for beginners. This is one of those issues that we kept hoping TerraSoft/Fixstars would fix, but they apparently never got around to it.
Personally - it sounds like you should switch to Gnome; these things just don't crop up with Gnome.
You might ask why Enlightenment has these issues. The truth is - it doesn't. But YDL doesn't use Enlightenment as written. Enlightenment is just a window manager - it has no file management capabilities. When you see the folders and such on your desktop, that's actually a program called Nautilius - which is part of Gnome.
So - what you're running is Enlightenment with a Gnome overlay - and it doesn't mesh up very well. Until you're more comfortable with Linux, you might be better off running pure Gnome. You can switch to Gnome from the login screen with the "Session" pick.
Cheers,
Paul
P.S. If you really want to turn off the GUI - it's not hard. Use this procedure:
http://ydl.net/support/solutions/ydl_6. ... to-5.shtmlbut do the reverse - change the 5 to a 3 and reboot.