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bally199

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Linakz on a PPC Mac?

Hi,

Now I have a PPC mac, I think I;m going to have a go at installing a Linux distro on a spare HDD, just because I can.

Has anyone had any experience doing so, and is it a PiTA? I'm going to try Ubuntu I think, or maybe Slackware.

Cheers

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Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:24 am

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Re: Linakz on a PPC Mac?

Ubuntu isn't supported on PPC chips, so you'd be on your own if you tried it. Ideally you need a distro. specifically catered for PPC chips, a list is here:

http://penguinppc.org/about/distributions.php

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gavomatic57

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Re: Linakz on a PPC Mac?

Yellowdog is still available for PPC, I've never used it but it probably has some Sony cash behind it!

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Re: Linakz on a PPC Mac?

Ubuntu is available for PPC:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

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Re: Linakz on a PPC Mac?


	Nick wrote: Ubuntu is available for PPC: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

Once again, they're not supported, so unless you're feeling brave I'd suggest something else until you find your feet.

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