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James Lawrence
Asked: 2018-03-27 05:58:07 +0800 CST

Bionic Beaver Distribution for Mac 64-bit PowerPC

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Will there be a Bionic Beaver Desktop distribution for the Mac G5 64-bit PowerPC? I have been unable to get 16.04 to work.

64-bit mac powerpc 18.04

2 Answers

  1. 18.04 is still in beta. You would be better off getting 16.04 to work on the IBM Power PC properly first and then upgrade later.

    Here is one IBM Site for setting up Ubuntu on the Power PC. It's the first one I found and you might have to google search it a bit more.

    Going to an IBM site for support is a good option. Another is reporting bugs through Launchpad. Ubuntu Wiki already has a page devoted to IBM Power PC and recommendations not to use btrfs, etc. based on Launchpad bug reports.

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  2. The answer is NO unless I want to try and make a nice server out of my PowerMac G5. Will give that a try.

    Thanks to all for leading me to the correct Bionic Beaver water hole.

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