Do Mac Mini installation CDs include iLife?

I have a 2007 Mac Mini running OS X (10.5.7) Leopard. It has iLife 08, but I don't have an installation CD for iLife 08. I have the OS X (10.5.7) installation CDs, do they include iLife 08? I want to use the CDs to install the OS and iLife 08 onto a secondhand iBook I am buying.

Welcome to the Apple discussions.
The original OS X disks that came with your mini would have iLife on it. The original OS X disks that came with your mini can't be used to install OS X on the iBook you are buying, as they only work on the system type that they were delivered with. If you want to install iLife on the iBook you're buying, you'll need to find a retail copy to install.

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