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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| Author: | bally199 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | 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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| Author: | Linux_User [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 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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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 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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| Author: | Nick [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Linakz on a PPC Mac? |
Ubuntu is available for PPC: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:55 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Linakz on a PPC Mac? | |||||||||
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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