Linux Virgin with TiPB - To debian or not to debian?

["secret asIAN man" <itn1@cornell.edu>]

I recently bought a Titanium PowerBook G4 and would like to install a
flavour of Linux on it. Having never installed Linux before in any form, I
would like to get a realistic opinion on whether or not I should try to make
debian my first attempt, or opt for something that appears "simpler," such
as LinuxPPC 2000 Q4. I'm not unfamiliar with computers, just Linux/Unix.

Ian