I have an old Mini Mac How can I move from OS 10.4.11 to 10.5

Hardware Overview:
  Machine Name:          Mac mini
  Machine Model:          PowerMac10,1
  CPU Type:          PowerPC G4  (1.1)
  Number Of CPUs:          1
  CPU Speed:          1.25 GHz
  L2 Cache (per CPU):          512 KB
  Memory:          1 GB
  Bus Speed:          167 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:          4.8.9f1
The above shows my Mini Mac specification.
I have tried to install OS 10.5.2; I see a message that says it cannot be installed.
Can anyone help? I have been told that it should be possible to go onto 10.5.
Thanks.

All Mac Mini's with the G4 processor can go to OSX 10.5.8 but no higher.
General requirements
Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
512MB of memory
DVD drive for installation
9GB of available disk space
Only Macs with an Intel processor can go to 10.6 and higher

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