Intel Tiger on an eMac (G4 - PPC)

Hi there,
Will an iMac (Intel Model) Install Disk Tiger work on a G4 eMac? I'm looking at upgrading to Tiger and there's a copy on eBay - but it says Intel Mac version.
Cheers

iLife's last retail release was made Universal, meaning it runs on PowerPC and Intel both. Any software which is Universal does that.
Included Mac OS X installer discs, Parallels and Boot Camp are among the very few software titles that will run on Intel Macs only. Most software that runs on Intel Macs will run on PowerPC Macs assuming the PowerPC Mac has sufficient RAM and a fast enough processor and GPU. A few games require more GPU power than is found on most PowerPC Macs, though for many other applications that's not necessary. I always go by the "recommended" system requirements more than the "minimum" to guess whether or not my software can be installed on my Mac.
And anyone getting rid of their Intel installer discs is a fool. They'll need those discs to troubleshoot issues with their Mac. Now they may be trying to offload them to people who lost their Intel installer discs, but usually you can get replacement discs from AppleCare if they are lost or stolen for a nominal fee.
Edit: iLife does not come with the Tiger retail installer, and has to be purchased separately, if you have a Mac that didn't come with that version of iLife.
The iLife found on the discs that came with another Mac are usually licensed only for use with that Mac. So be sure the person selling those discs does not have iLife installed on any other Macs from those discs. Otherwise it is not their's to sell.

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