Can I use my Power Mac G5 Tiger installer on my old G4?

I have a Power Mac G5 that I bought in 2006 and an old Power Mac G4 from 2000 that I gave to my roommate. My G5 came with Tiger and iLife 06. I have since upgraded to Leopard and iLife 08, needless to say, I no longer use any of the software that came with my G5. The old G4 is currently running Panther and I wanted to upgrade it to Tiger using that G5 install disc but it wouldn't let me. Is there a way that I can do it?

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