Unable to install on 2006 model iMac Intel Model

I recently purchased a Macbook which came with snow leopard installer DVD.
I also have a iMac Intel Model(2006) which is currently on Tiger 10.4.* (2GB RAM)
When I tried to install snow leopard from the Macbook DVD on the iMAC, I got an option to select the language and then encountered error message which said " The installation cannot be done on this device"
I backed up the data and formatted using disk utility and then tried to install again from the Snow Leopard DVD which failed with the same error message.
Can you please advise if I can use the MacBook installer on iMac.

Any idea if the other DVD which came with the MacBook 'Applications Install DVD' would work .
It will not work. Even if you try to use the installers hidden on the disc for the apps it contains, you will get a message telling you that you cannot run them directly & instead must install them from Disc 1.
This is because those apps are licensed for use *only with the Mac they came with* & Apple has no interest in helping users steal the use of its software without paying for it.
Please read the licensing agreement that came with the new Mac. You own the Mac but Apple owns the software & only grants you a license to use it in specific ways.

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