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linux install for powerbook titanium

Bouton888

Bouton888

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helo new comer, i have a titanium without system anymore, , i wish to install a linux, i tried at last the debian 10 net install iso, after 45 mn of questions it comes to the impossible to install grub dummy error, i am not geek to fix easily, what shall i do? any ways to install grub with the net? where and how? or is there an other linux, which install all once? thanks a lot
 
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You probably tried one of the Debian 10 Sid installers, which has a broken GRUB implementation.

If you specifically want Debian 10, I suggest instead downloading "Debian 10 (Buster) [July 2019]" from The PowerPC Linux Wiki. Then, simply follow the easy-to-read installation guide below it.
 
i ll try this Debian you told me, i understand that even in this one, the grub is broken and i will have to play with command line like swamprock explain in the forum, i am not very expert in Linux ether and if i am installing a lot of Linux to try them, it always with automatic installer like calamares and mostly works right away....
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i ll try this Debian you told me, i understand that even in this one, the grub is broken and i will have to play with command line like swamprock explain in the forum, i am not very expert in Linux ether and if i am installing a lot of Linux to try them, it always with automatic installer like calamares and mostly works right away....
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By the way i tryed BSD and Void not easy., complicated lot of choise and didnt find a good tuto for it..and Mint ppc doesnt even boot with this titi, is there an easyer one?
 
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i ll try this Debian you told me, i understand that even in this one, the grub is broken and i will have to play with command line like swamprock explain in the forum
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No, GRUB is not present in that specific version. It installs Yaboot, which doesn't fail.

You should have a much easier time with it than Sid.
 
yes it s true, thanks, its installed now without error, automaticly, but it boot on console not on desktop, what shall i do now? how do i come to desktop?
With an Ubuntu i do the startx and it load the desktop, sorry my ignorance i am stuck
 
You get into the desktop by installing one, but you will first need to add the special Debian 10 repository as guided in The PowerPC Linux Wiki.

Assuming you're coming off a completely fresh install, the whole process goes essentially as the following, as stated from the Wiki:

5. (For Debian Only) Once installation has finished and you are booted into your new system, log-in, enter 'sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list', and delete everything you see (hold Ctrl + K). Replace it with:

For Debian 10 (Buster)
deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-ports/20190707T221412Z/ sid main

Then run 'sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude', and add:

Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";

Now you can save with Ctrl + X ---> Y ---> Return

Then, enter 'sudo apt-get update'. If you are running Debian 8 on a G5 with an Nvidia card, you may now skip down to Debian 8 under Fixes.

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6. (For Debian 10 Only) Now, on another computer, download and copy this file to a fresh USB drive.

(http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/poo...bian-ports-archive-keyring_2019.11.05_all.deb)

Insert this USB drive into your Debian 10 machine, then run 'sudo mount /dev/sdx1 /mnt'

('sdb1' if you have one HD, 'sdc1' if you have two HDs.)

Afterward, do 'cd /mnt', then 'sudo dpkg -i *.deb'. Then, update the repositories with 'sudo apt update', and then update your packages with 'sudo apt full-upgrade'. Select 'yes' when you're asked about upgrading services without restarting. Once it's finished installing, you're ready to get a desktop environment.
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After that, do "sudo apt install lightdm".

Then, if you want this:

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Do "sudo apt install lxde".

Or if you want this:

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Do "sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies".

Then reboot with "sudo reboot" to get into your desktop.

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@arn Installing Linux on PowerPC Macs is becoming an increasingly commonplace occurrence for varying reasons, with that list increasing as we're going into the new decade. I get these basic questions and already answered issues all the time, even with The PowerPC Linux Wiki embedded in my signature. Would it be possible to pin that thread to the top of the forum so people can have an obvious, go-to forum resource? That way, they don't need to create additional threads like these asking how to install Linux because they had no idea the Wiki even existed. Thus, it would by extension help curb forum clutter too.

Much appreciated.
 
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helo thanks for your post
i did what you wrote, the "sudo" is not reconize, so i did "su" i went root then i wrote nano /etc/apt/sources.list, then it comes this: it says the repertory ect/apt does not exist
 

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The path is "/etc/apt/sources.list". You entered "/ect/apt/sources.list".

When you're done with sources.list and 00aptitude, you can then try fixing sudo with "apt install sudo".
 
/etc/apt/sources.list is what i wrote with nano
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tap enter , it says /etc/apt/sources.list does not exist, do i have to create that ? how?
 

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All I'm seeing in both images is "/ect/apt/sources.list". You don't see that?

This directory is an abbreviation of "etcetera", thus "etc". According to your two linked images, the only thing nano is reporting is "/ect/apt/sources.list". Everything in that string is fine, aside from "ect", in which the "c" is supposed to come after the "t", not the other way around.

As I recall, this same confusion happened to another member on this forum several weeks ago, and I've even entered the wrong string sometimes when trying to access said file. It's a common mistake.

But let's move on from this... On Debian 10, apt edit-sources will provide the same thing as nano /etc/apt/sources.list. Give that a try instead.
 
thanks for your patience, here we go, i got inside nano there are some blue line then green one and more blue line, shall i keep going i proceed with deleting and rewriting?
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shall i delete and write this?
For Debian 10 (Buster)
deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-ports/20190707T221412Z/ sid main
and then this?
Then run 'sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude', and add:
Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";
Now you can save with Ctrl + X ---> Y ---> Return
 

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First, hold Ctrl + K to delete everything onscreen. Then, just enter in:

deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-ports/20190707T221412Z/ sid main

Afterward, do a Ctrl + X ---> Y ---> Enter to save.

When back at the CLI, do nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude, and add:

Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";

Ctrl + X ---> Y ---> Enter to save.

Now, run apt update, apt full-upgrade, and then apt install sudo.

Then, you should be all up to date and have fixed the sudo problem. Next is the desktop.
 
What does cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude give back?
 
it says: there is not this kind of folder, in french "aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type"
i am not sure all was saves in nano
when i do Ctrl + X, comes the line edit, if i do shift Y it come back to command line
maybe i could try to reinstall this debian with other option?
 

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Don't do shift + Y. The process to saving a file is Ctrl + X, it will ask you to save before closing, hit Y, it will ask you to save to where, and assuming you edited the file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude, hit Enter.

Don't forget the ; after "false". Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";

If you would prefer trying another distribution, there are simpler options available. I would recommend @wicknix's Lubuntu 16.04 or 12.04 for beginners.
 
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ok thanks, i forgot this ; after the "false", i will bigin again
jejeje no, i am an capricorn and i dont give up till it works, but i will install on an other disk the lubuntu remix , i have it downloaded,
 
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here is the last , i enter nano ,write, save
maybe is the deb http:// not working?
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What does cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude give back?
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Ahh yes... now we come to the last configuration for Debian 10.

From the Wiki...

6. (For Debian 10 Only) Now, on another computer, download and copy this file to a fresh USB drive.

(http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/poo...bian-ports-archive-keyring_2019.11.05_all.deb)

Insert this USB drive into your Debian 10 machine, then run 'sudo mount /dev/sdx1 /mnt'

('sdb1' if you have one HD, 'sdc1' if you have two HDs.)

Afterward, do 'cd /mnt', then 'sudo dpkg -i *.deb'. Then, update the repositories with 'sudo apt update', and then update your packages with 'sudo apt full-upgrade'. Select 'yes' when you're asked about upgrading services without restarting. Once it's finished installing, you're ready to get a desktop environment.
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Perhaps I ought to add a setup difficulty level for each distribution download so that people know ahead of time what they're getting into...
 
sudo does not work
if i do mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
it says
mount: /mnt: special device /dev/sdb1 does not exist
 
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