Re: Debian compatibility with Mac G4 computer, and will it run Blender 3-d modeling software, which runs under Linux?
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 09:55:48AM +0100, David Goodenough wrote:
> On Thursday 05 June 2003 21:15, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > On (05/06/03 12:37), Daniel Fredrickson wrote:
> > > Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 12:37:33 -0500
> > > Subject: Debian compatibility with Mac G4 computer, and will it run
> > > Blender 3-d modeling software, which runs under Linux?
> > > From: Daniel Fredrickson <visualpx@mindspring.com>
> > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > >
> > > Please respond to the questions in the subject line: Debian compatibility
> > > with Mac G4 computer, and will it run Blender3-d modeling software, which
> > > runs under Linux? (Blender is open source and free at www.blender3d.org)
> > >
> > > Thanks for any advice
> >
> > I'm running Debian 3.0 on a 450Mhz dual G4 and it runs fine. Don't know
> > anything about Blender3-d. You might try posting to
> > debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org - they helped me get both my G4 and an
> > old 8100/80 running debian.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Clive
>
> The Debian package is called blender, and so at worst if there is not a
> binary package for the G4 you can always take the source and build it.
> You might find build problems, but those I am sure the debian-powerpc list
> will help with.
The blender package is available for powerpc (at leat in unstable). I
don't know how well it works.
Frank
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