Where to download Ubuntu for PowerPC and other frequently asked questions

[ssam]

Ubuntu for PowerPC is now a community supported platform (the announcement (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html)). This means that ISO downloads have mean moved to the ports section of the Ubuntu sever, and no longer on most mirrors. You can download them from

Ubuntu intrepid (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/intrepid/release/)

Ubuntu Hardy (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/hardy/release/)
Hardy alternate torrent (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/hardy/release/ubuntu-8.04-alternate-powerpc.iso.torrent)
Hardy desktop torrent (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/hardy/release/ubuntu-8.04-desktop-powerpc.iso.torrent)

Ubuntu Gutsy (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/gutsy/release/)
Kubuntu Gutsy (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/gutsy/release/)
Edubuntu Gutsy (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/ports/releases/gutsy/release/)

There is a more complete list of download locations at: Ubuntu PowerPC Downloads (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads)

Answers to other PowerPC questions can be found in the Ubuntu PowerPC FAQ (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ)

There is a new resource for Linux on PowerPC at http://www.ppclinux.co.uk/

[Najand]

Do you have any idea where repositories are? Or is there any available at all?

[ssam]

## the main repos
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted

## security
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe

#backports
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

[jcompton]

Can somebody expand the explanation of how to do a proper 7.04 full Xubuntu install? Right now it simply says "It would be possible to install with this and then upgrade to the final release." which is a little vague for newcomers.

Does anybody know why there's no Xubuntu PPC final? Arguably it's the most useful of all the Ubuntus for PPC users, since it tends to cater to machines of a spec lower than that you'd want to comfortably run OSX on.

[stmiller]

Can somebody expand the explanation of how to do a proper 7.04 full Xubuntu install? Right now it simply says "It would be possible to install with this and then upgrade to the final release." which is a little vague for newcomers.

Does anybody know why there's no Xubuntu PPC final? Arguably it's the most useful of all the Ubuntus for PPC users, since it tends to cater to machines of a spec lower than that you'd want to comfortably run OSX on.

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

[Grexe]

wish I had found this thread earlier - had to go through Ubuntu->Kubuntu migration because I could not find the PPC ISO with Google ;)

A note on repositories: I also had problems in finding repositories, also for Austria, the mirrors that are configured by the installer do not offer any PPC-binaries, so this is actually a bug.

You can use this handy repository-generator (http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/) but be sure the mirror you select offers PPC-packages (just open one of the repository-URLs in your browser and look in dists/<your distro>/ if it contains a PPC-directory.
In my case, I had to switch to "Germany", you may want to pick the closest match that offers PPC-packages.

[Grexe]

reported as bug #113283 at
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/113283

[Najand]

Seems repositories are all available through all official mirrors.

[JaceMan]

## the main repos
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## security
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe

#backports
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse


Quick question... can I do a dist-upgrade from a previous install with these sources or would I be best served to download an ISO an do a FRESH install?

[DaDave]

Quick question... can I do a dist-upgrade from a previous install with these sources or would I be best served to download an ISO an do a FRESH install?

I did a dist-upgrade (xubuntu 6.10 to 7.04) with no problems...

[pamag]

## the main repos
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## security
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe

#backports
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse


Beware of the typo: some of the sources repositories are pointing to dapper instead feisty

[DaDave]

Where can I find the "mini.iso" for edgy or fiesty? The link on psychocats mini page is broken.

[stmiller]

Where can I find the "mini.iso" for edgy or fiesty? The link on psychocats mini page is broken.

There should be one for Edgy located in this directory, on your favorite mirror:

/ubuntu/dists/edgy/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors

[DaDave]

There should be one for Edgy located in this directory, on your favorite mirror:

/ubuntu/dists/edgy/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors

Thank you! I found both. Much appreciated...

Dave

[avtolle]

I've successfully installed Java from the Medibuntu repo. Based upon prior experience, I selected the sdk version. In order for it to run in Firefox, you will need to build the symbolic link as set out in the Wiki page. For those interested, here's what I did, with success:

In a terminal:

mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins
cd ~/.mozilla/plugins
ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/jre/bin/libjavaplugin_oij.so

[racoq]

Ubuntu for PowerPC is now a community supported platform (the announcement (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html)). This means that ISO downloads have mean moved to the ports section of the Ubuntu sever, and no longer on most mirrors. You can download them from

Ubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/)
Kubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/7.04/release/)
Edubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/ports/releases/feisty/release/)

Answers to other PowerPC questions can be found in the Ubuntu PowerPC FAQ (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ)

ssam, update your Thread topic and include the link for Xubuntu isos for PowerPC.
I already changed the powerpc wiki, to reflect the link to final image to the Xubuntu Feisty

[ricnmar]

Thank you very much for this information!! I too was looking to Google for the PPC versions. I knew there had to be SOMETHING out there as I had the old Old OLD 5.10 version for PPC, but I wanted to see the newest stuff on my MAC!!

ricnmar

[geraschenko]

Ubuntu for PowerPC is now a community supported platform (the announcement (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html)). This means that ISO downloads have mean moved to the ports section of the Ubuntu sever, and no longer on most mirrors. You can download them from

Ubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/)
Kubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/7.04/release/)
Edubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/ports/releases/feisty/release/)

Answers to other PowerPC questions can be found in the Ubuntu PowerPC FAQ (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ)
I couldn't find the md5sums for these ISOs. Does anybody know where to find them? I get
2081e7968e35480a8e3550abac3a086a ubuntu-7.04-desktop-powerpc.iso

[chiron80]

I couldn't find the md5sums for these ISOs. Does anybody know where to find them? I get
2081e7968e35480a8e3550abac3a086a ubuntu-7.04-desktop-powerpc.iso

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/

If you look at the top of the file list on this page, there is a file called "MD5SUMS".

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/MD5SUMS

It looks like what you got is correct (2081e7968e35480a8e3550abac3a086a).

- Ben

[trash]

Beware of the typo: some of the sources repositories are pointing to dapper instead feisty

Can somebody please fix this error.

I also keep getting this error, can anybody help?

Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/source/Sources.gz Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)

[infectedproject]

Can somebody expand the explanation of how to do a proper 7.04 full Xubuntu install? Right now it simply says "It would be possible to install with this and then upgrade to the final release." which is a little vague for newcomers.

Does anybody know why there's no Xubuntu PPC final? Arguably it's the most useful of all the Ubuntus for PPC users, since it tends to cater to machines of a spec lower than that you'd want to comfortably run OSX on.

Xubuntu 7.04 for PowerPC
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/ports/releases/7.04/release/

[makinasvp]

grrrrrrrrrrr!!! Why didn't I see this thread before!
I downloaded and burnt both i386 and 64bit version and wondered WHY my iBook G4 would not boot CD. I am SUCH a noob!!!
Thanks so much for this thread! :):)

[Appalbarrychestnut]

Ubuntu for PowerPC is now a community supported platform (the announcement (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html)). This means that ISO downloads have mean moved to the ports section of the Ubuntu sever, and no longer on most mirrors.

Lord, is nothing EVER easy in Linux land? Is it too much to ask that the Ubuntu download page include some link or notice of this so that people don't waste a half hour trying to figure out where PPC distros are hidden. Or as I almost did, just go away assuming that UBUNTU is Intel only.

For a distro that sells itself on user friendliness there is a lot of detective work required for older Mac users to find out that it even exists for our machines.

[walter_f]

Lord, is nothing EVER easy in Linux land? Is it too much to ask that the Ubuntu download page include some link or notice of this so that people don't waste a half hour trying to figure out where PPC distros are hidden. Or as I almost did, just go away assuming that UBUNTU is Intel only.

For a distro that sells itself on user friendliness there is a lot of detective work required for older Mac users to find out that it even exists for our machines.

I couldn't agree more.

In addition to that the official Ubuntu pages should have the mentioned links to the various community distros, there should be some information as well as to when the daily builds of the community versions have been brought on par (technically speaking) with the release candidates of the i386 and amd64 kind ("tribes" or whatever these major steps are being called by Canonical).

Regards,

Walter.

[walter_f]

there should be some information as well as to when the daily builds of the community versions have been brought on par (technically speaking) with the release candidates of the i386 and amd64 kind ("tribes" or whatever these major steps are being called by Canonical).


At least I've found this statement

"Tribe releases are not available for PowerPC, the the daily produced on the day of the Tribe release is effectively the same."

here

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

Please note, in addition to Ubuntu proper featuring Gnome, there are current Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. versions available in the /ports section of most Ubuntu mirrors as well, and not just for PowerPC but for the Playstation PS3 hardware architecture, too, and each of them in a daily live (Live CD) and a daily (Alternate install CD) flavour.

Some of the mentioned varieties, if not all, are available for the Sun SPARC architecture as well.

Walter.

[MikeTheC]

I have very successfully done 6.10 -> 7.04 upgrades under PPC. The only thing for me is that Linux for PPC doesn't get the love that Linux for x86 does, and this really limits it's usefulness for me. I hate to say it, but particularly for workstation use, Mac OS X is actually the superior choice, even though I would in truth prefer to run FSF/OSS softwre exclusively.

Such is life...

[Deacon Nikolai]

Gutsy is now available for Power PC Macs (and the Sony PS3?) at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/gutsy/release/

Credit: http://www.digg.com/linux_unix/Looking_for_Ubuntu_7_10_Gutsy_Gibbon_for_PPC_Macs_ IBMs_and_the_Sony_PS3/

[vijaym]

my problem is that the xubuntu powerpc download done via the torrent - all 600mb - does not have a site where i can check the md5sum. when burnt to disk the damn thing does not boot or anything like that.

seems that i have wasted my time and bandwidth!!

any ideas

[docinsano]

Just wondering if Gutsy has fixed the Nautilus bug. I have ubuntu feisty installed on my imac g3 and everything works but Nautilus. Is it a good time to upgrade? Or are people still screaming at nautilus?

[Hoby]

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

I try this command and I get a message saying I already have the latest version. But I'm running Xubuntu 6. It also told me that several packages were not needed anymore so I did the autoremove to get rid of them.. and then strangely, the next time I opened the Update Manager - it presented me with a button to upgrade to 7.10!

I don't know if this will work for other people but just thought I'd share in case it does.

[TCE]

Does anybody know of the error cannot allocate resource region 0 of device 0001.10.19.0 that you get just before usplash and how to fix it. I learned that this error message has something to do with openfirmware and usb-ohci. I tried compiling a new kernel with the how to on faq and enabling the usb-ohci in menuconfig, and even though the new kernel boots i still receive this error. I know there has to be a way around this, and looked all over google for a fix but could not find one. Please help running out of ideas.

[TCE]

I also would like to know if anybody knows a good how to to walk me through the steps in compiling a new kernel as well as what to enable in menu config for an ibook g3 366MHZ Firewire clamshell. Thanks

[Tommy]

I also would like to know if anybody knows a good how to to walk me through the steps in compiling a new kernel as well as what to enable in menu config for an ibook g3 366MHZ Firewire clamshell. Thanks

If you have ANOTHER machine* that has successfully booted Ubuntu you can compile a special kernel for the ibook. If you only have the ibook, you'll have to find a kernel that will boot it...

*Easiest if the other machine is a PowerPC, though I believe theoretically you can cross-compile kernels on different architectures with some effort.

Here are some basic instructions on compiling an Ubuntu kernel: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelCustomBuild

HOWEVER if you need further assistance (such as with your booting issue) you probably need to find or start another thread -- THIS thread is "pinned" as a FAQ!

EDIT: This is a better FAQ: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ -- It includes specific directions for compiling a PowerPC kernel.

[Lo'oris]

Ubuntu for PowerPC is now a community supported platform (the announcement (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-February/000098.html)). This means that ISO downloads have mean moved to the ports section of the Ubuntu sever, and no longer on most mirrors. You can download them from

Ubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/)
Kubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/7.04/release/)
Edubuntu Feisty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/ports/releases/feisty/release/)

Answers to other PowerPC questions can be found in the Ubuntu PowerPC FAQ (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ)

first post should be updated for gutsy, shouldn't it?

[Tommy]

first post should be updated for gutsy, shouldn't it?

I agree, except I think to be kind to newbies we should note that Gutsy has been difficult for many on PowerPC users and Feisty might be the easier place to start until/unless Gutsy gets cleaned up.

[vinmal]

After many hours of burning, booting and googling, I finally figured it out:
Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 simply doens't work on Mac/Powerpc!! ](*,)
Feisty 7.04 does!

It's a step back (for ppc at least).
On i386 I'm very happy about Gutsy!

Long live open source

[docinsano]

So, are there any distros out there that run well on PPC that are beginner friendly? I would love to use ubuntu but, yeah, it doesn't seem to work for PPC. As for feisty, it worked, except for Nautilus, for me anyways. Well, that's all i got. Later

[ubuntubrian]

Debian Etch and Testing, Lenny I think, run on ppc fine.

[chris4a]

I'm running Fedora 8 on a Mac Mini.
Here's a link to download a CD:
ftp://ftp.crc.dk/pub/mirrors/fedora/linux/releases/8/Live/ppc

You can find other mirrors.
Go to DistroWatch and look them up
from the Fedora data sheet.
Click on fedora in the page hit ratings.

[docinsano]

So what's the word on PPC Gutsy?

[carlmccall]

chris4a: thank you for the Fedora 8 link. your return karma is http://softwaresanta.com

Try this: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/gutsy/release/

[crapple]

I tried to install Ubuntu on my E mac G4 and it wouldn't work. Just kept freezing after installation with alternative CD. Desktop CD didn't run, brought me to a screen which said insert help for help of something like that and wouldn't boot. What am i doing wrong?

[Koji-Murasame]

After working on it for about a day a scrounging around a bit I finally got Xubuntu 7.10 working on a secondhand PowerMac G4 I received. The key was using the alternate install CD and on the after install boot it took me to a screen with an initramfs CLI. Using https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCKnownIssues I found that you need to type in
modprobe ide-core
exit
in order to finish booting and add
ide-core
to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
then run the command
sudo update-initramfs -u
after that it was all gravy.

This thread helped out a bunch since I found most of the links in here.

[cvmiller]

I apologize in advance if this question is elsewhere.

What is the update on 8.04 PPC? Will there be a beta, will it be released at the same time as the 'other' versions (24 April)?

Curious minds want to know, and we want to try it out too!

TIA

Craig...

[Guayo]

Hello ssam and everybody!

Can someone please tell me where can I download the xubuntu hardy release?

Thanks in advance!

(Sorry if posted this in a wrong place or way, I'm kinda newbie in this forums stuffs - yes! shame on me -. Thanks anyways for your patience)

[Jammy4041]

Hello ssam and everybody!

Can someone please tell me where can I download the xubuntu hardy release?

Thanks in advance!

For PowerPC, I assume:

If it's Ubuntu your after, you can download it here:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/8.04/release/ubuntu-8.04-alternate-powerpc.iso

But you might be better off with Xubuntu, as you say. It's not the release, but the daily current version. This might even be better than the release, who knows.


http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/ports/daily/20080421/hardy-alternate-powerpc.iso


EDIT- This was released just before Xubuntu Hardy came out, but t essentially has the same features as the release.

PS- if you want x64 or x86, you are indeed posting in the wrong place.

You can get that here:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/8.04/release/

(Try to be specific about what you want, e.g Xubuntu Hardy Heron for PPC.)

Hope this helps!

[Guayo]

Thanks Jammy4041 yes it was PPC i was asking for.

I´ll follow your recommendations next time.

Once again thank you!

[crapple]

Ubuntu 7.4,7.10,8.4


none of them work on my emac g4 all I get is a black screen.

Is there a problem or something with all the community maintained versions?

[egruber]

I'm an Apple newbie and I tried to search for the answers, but I'm stuck. I have a Powerbook G3 Model M5343 333 mhz running OS9. I searched the model numbers and I 'think' it's the bronze model which makes it New World and should work. Am I correct so far? If so, I cannot get the Mac to boot from the CD (it contains Hardy). I tried booting while holding the 'c' key (letter c, right?). I tried again holding the apple, option, shift and delete together, and that did not work.

Is this G3 compatible with Ubuntu? I know some are not. If so, how do I get it to boot and install? Also, should I use Hardy or an earlier version?

BTW, I installed Hardy on a windows PC and it worked great!

[ChaOConnor]

I guess I am a tad confused, I thought Hardy wasn't going to be supported on the PPC? So the torrent on the first thread, is that for a beta or something? I don't know if I should stick w/ 7.10. Does anyone know if Hardy Heron has support for the iBook G4's airport card out of the box?

Thanks!

[stream303]

If so, I cannot get the Mac to boot from the CD (it contains Hardy). I tried booting while holding the 'c' key (letter c, right?). I tried again holding the apple, option, shift and delete together, and that did not work.

Try holding down the "C" key very quickly after powering on and leave it held until you hear or see it booting from the drive. Seems that some systems are sensitive to the C-key being held down prior to switching on power.

Be sure to burn the image as an iso, not just copy it over, use a CD-R and not a CD-RW, and burn at a speed slow enough for your cdrom to handle.

[egruber]

Try holding down the "C" key very quickly after powering on and leave it held until you hear or see it booting from the drive. Seems that some systems are sensitive to the C-key being held down prior to switching on power.

Be sure to burn the image as an iso, not just copy it over, use a CD-R and not a CD-RW, and burn at a speed slow enough for your cdrom to handle.

Yes, that worked. I had actually opened another post on this question because this went unanswered for some time. Thanks for the tip.

[Aurora]

Hi,

I'm trying to upgrade Xubuntu from Dapper to Feisty on an iMac G3. I can navigate to /etc/apt/sources.lst in the file browser to see what's there; but if I try to edit with

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.lst or

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.lst

I get a blank page in the editor. How do I edit my repos so I can upgrade?

Paul in Seattle

[cyberdork33]

Hi,

I'm trying to upgrade Xubuntu from Dapper to Feisty on an iMac G3. I can navigate to /etc/apt/sources.lst in the file browser to see what's there; but if I try to edit with

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.lst or

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.lst

I get a blank page in the editor. How do I edit my repos so I can upgrade?

Paul in Seattle
Probably because that is not the name of the file ;)
try sources.list

[stream303]

In addition to the usual download sources:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

There is another convenient way to install by using a mini-iso to install over the net:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD

Unlike downloading a whole distro that is likely to want to be ugraded over the net soon after install, these small iso's will pull down the latest updates right during installation and can save you a lot of time or costly bandwidth.

I guess they are similar to Debian's "netinst" method.

[techbangla.net]

hi, where can i find the ubuntu DVD for PPC?
i have dual processor G5 and i'm having trouble booting linux. i tried fedora, opensuse, debian. none of them boots. only the mac osx disc boots. now i want to try ubuntu.

please tell me where i can download the powerpc version of ubuntu dvd. thanks.

[stream303]

Ubuntu doesn't provide DVD's for any architecture, afaik, although you can get it from third-parties such as magazines and books - but only for the main architectures such as X86. Your best bet is either Debian, Fedora, or OpenSuse if you want a DVD for PPC. (Debian provides cd, dvd, and netinst for ppc)

In many cases older PPC's can't boot DVD's, and it would be a waste of bandwidth to download a DVD only to find that you have troubles booting it. That is one reason I don't favor any PPC distro that forces the use of DVD.

I'd recommend reviewing this faq on iso burning:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

In most cases this means burning it as an iso image to CD-R, and at a low(ish) speed such as 4x, and holding down the "C" key while powering up, or holding down the "C" key very quickly after powering on. In your case you could try burning the cd-image to DVD, but I'd do so at a low speed.

[techbangla.net]

hi stream, that was very helpful. i will try to get Debian net-installer working. if i can't, guess i'll just give up and buy a cheap ibm machine to run linux. thanks for your help.
:guitar:

[stream303]

Don't get me wrong - just because there is no DVD for Ubuntu doesn't mean that you can't try the CD's (live, alternate, server), or the minimal-iso netinst version - not to mention bittorrents.

[Aurora]

Moved to main Apple User's forum. Unable to delete from here.

[grundygreen]

I have and old lime iMac with what I think is a tricky slot loading CD-rom.
I have best results with an old dapper netboot for installing.
However the mirroras have moved and I can't even load a dapper desktop.
Someone pointed me to the hardy mini iso.
Is a little tricky but got it to install.
Problem seem to be having issues with the respository in Britain.
Should I add other mirrors via apt.

[sygrup]

Do you have any idea where repositories are? Or is there any available at all?
thanks

[stream303]

Note that ppc packages are no longer on any of the mirrors to save space and bandwidth - they only exist on a ports server now.

From our friends at Xubuntu (and also in the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS errata), make sure your /etc/apt/sources.list file is correct.

This might help out:
http://xubuntu.com/news/hardy/ports

If you aren't running Xubuntu, substitute gedit for mousepad as the editor to use to edit the sources.list file. (or kdesu kate for kde fans, sudo nano for cli, etc)

[ajayrana006]

I can understand how one can download ubuntu. Can anyone help me out with more information on the downloading process?

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pamal

worldinfo (http://www.worldinfo.com)

[ZixPro7]

Hi i am new at this point and i have 1 question : can i install ubuntu 8.04 linux (file name : ubuntu-8.04.1-alternate-powerpc)?? or i can only use 7.10 ubuntu linux?? Thanks... I have yellow dog linux 6.0 but i don't like it i can't watch youtube.com videos , skype isnt working, and much slower :D
EDIT: Oh sorry i am asking about PS3 system :)

[PaiPimenta]

Just wondering if Gutsy has fixed the Nautilus bug. I have ubuntu feisty installed on my imac g3 and everything works but Nautilus. Is it a good time to upgrade? Or are people still screaming at nautilus?
I previously had Fedora PPC installed which never opened Nautilus for me, but all versions of Ubuntu I've loaded on my iBook G4 work fine with Nautilus.

[pidayman]

Thank you for this post. I thought beforehand that 6.06 was the last Ubuntu version. I went to Gentoo, then came back and found this. I felt stupid (for not finding this earlier) and happy (because I get to use Ubuntu) at the same time. I can't wait for Intrepid, personally. Hopefully, it isn't too long after its release for the PPC version.

[Elephex]

Afternoon ladies and gents,

Anyone have a link to Intrepid Ibex for a PPC machine? I cannot find much info and do not even know if it has been released. Can one of you gurus help a "first-cupper" out?

Cheers!

[cyberdork33]

Afternoon ladies and gents,

Anyone have a link to Intrepid Ibex for a PPC machine? I cannot find much info and do not even know if it has been released. Can one of you gurus help a "first-cupper" out?

Cheers!
if it is, it will be on the ports server, just like Hardy was:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

You might have to trim the hardy part off the address though to see Intrepid.

[Elephex]

if it is, it will be on the ports server, just like Hardy was:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

You might have to trim the hardy part off the address though to see Intrepid.

Cheers!! It keeps timing out, so im not sure if it is really there. But i will keep checking back.

Thanks again.

[cyberdork33]

Cheers!! It keeps timing out, so im not sure if it is really there. But i will keep checking back.

Thanks again.
Yes, it is likely overloaded. Someone may have a torrent sooner or later.

[roym4]

try this URL for an iso image

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/intrepid/release/

[cyberdork33]

Yes, it is likely overloaded. Someone may have a torrent sooner or later.

Here ya go:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6066509&postcount=1

[PaladinZ06]

Here ya go:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6066509&postcount=1

Thanks! You :guitar:.

I've been looking for hours for something that will (hopefully) breathe new life into our Mac Mini 1.4Ghz PPC.

[n00b0.5]

http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/

[Zopiac]

Ubuntu Hardy PPC, iMac G3 Blueberry

I downloaded the image, burned it, popped it in the iMac, and booted with the 'live video=ifonly' as the normal boot wasnt giving any video output (havent tried with external monitor yet). Boots up, but theres no GUI. startx fails (just making sure) and im not sure what to do now. how would i get this working?

[Leslie Viljoen]

Post this in a new message instead of this thread and you're likely to get more help.

[Steve M]

Ubuntu Hardy PPC, iMac G3 Blueberry

I downloaded the image, burned it, popped it in the iMac, and booted with the 'live video=ifonly' as the normal boot wasnt giving any video output (havent tried with external monitor yet). Boots up, but theres no GUI. startx fails (just making sure) and im not sure what to do now. how would i get this working?

Hi Zopiac,

Did you get Ubuntu running in the end?

Regarding the above downloads, after having tried both Hardy and Gutsy, desktop and alternative I have to say I am rather disappointed to find they do not work with my Powemac G4.

None of them leave me with a working Mac, with 8.04 I get a frozen screen for my troubles, with 7.10 I get a black screen with an error message.

Anyone have links to actual working Ubuntu downloads which can be loaded to a Mac or is it definitely a PC only OS? Personally I see no point having "may work" download stickies which only waste time, 4 burned discs and a day and a half of time wasted.

[Leslie Viljoen]

It annoyed me too, and South Africa has some of the most expensive Internet access in the world. That's why we created www.ppclinux.info. I think it's a must-read before trying *any* linux on a PowerPC machine. Here's what we know of: http://www.ppclinux.info/wiki/maclin/Known_Issue_Matrix

Now... how to make sure people look at that page *before* downloading an ISO? Not sure.

[Leslie Viljoen]

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[Steve M]

It annoyed me too, and South Africa has some of the most expensive Internet access in the world. That's why we created www.ppclinux.info. I think it's a must-read before trying *any* linux on a PowerPC machine. Here's what we know of: http://www.ppclinux.info/wiki/maclin/Known_Issue_Matrix

Now... how to make sure people look at that page *before* downloading an ISO? Not sure.

So after looking at the above links I am none the wiser, I take it the second link is implying that one cannot run Linux Ubuntu on a Powermac G4?

I myself seem to get as far as loading it, use name, password, but as soon as the desk top appears and the network connection appears the screen freezes.

Does the Powermac "have" to have it's AGP card installed over a PCI alternative? I have PCI and AGP cards for this, and I am running a non spec card to utilise an old Apple display.

[Leslie Viljoen]

I'm really not sure about AGP, but I have had Ubuntu/Debian running on my MacMini G4 without the problem you describe. The MacMini has a Radeon card.

I think solving your problem could help a lot of people, and then we could improve the wiki too. When the screen freezes, can you get to a command prompt using ctrl-alt-f1? Have you tried "video=ofonly" at the boot: prompt before startup? If you can get to a command line before everything freezes you might also be able to try the "fbdev" driver for XWindows that often works when other XWindows drivers fail.

This post might interest you: http://www.ppclinux.info/boards/1/topics/show/38

If none of those ideas get you anywhere, can you please repost your request in the main forum? It is much more likely to get attention from someone who has the same machine as you if it has a useful subject line.

[vijaym]

i never managed to get ubuntu hardy working on my g3 ibook. so moved to debian etch and it worked excellently.

[Krista_Richardson]

Yes, I'm support debian

pstnrmhy@iucsnrg.com

[Jammy4041]

Some good operating systems for the PowerPC arcitecture are:

Debian - has supported PowerPC since 1997, with LXDE, and XFCE. Use Squeeze "Testing".

Yellow Dog - good support for G4s and over, sells PS3 with YDL preinstalled but has outdated packages

Ferdora- Bang up to date with packages, I think that it's also hidden, though.

FreeBSD- Not a linux distro, but essentially uses the same tools. e.g. Firefox etc, and I would think that it is lighter as well, especially if it has XFCE.

Personally, I'll go with a Debian/ GNU Linux combination, if you have a G3, which I do.
If you have a G4 and higher, and want the extra support, go with ydl.
If you are interesting in trying something new, try FreeBSD

[Jammy4041]

Here's where you download those operating systems. (assuming you want CD-sized disks)

Debian: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.0/powerpc/iso-cd/

YDL: http://us.fixstars.com/support/downloads/

Fedora is only go if you have a DVD-ROM drive in your computer, and is supplied on DVD only.

SuSE, is another great PPC Distro. How could I not have mentioned it in the last post???
It comes on a nice net-install CD, so you will need a worki8ng internet connection when you install.
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/iso/openSUSE-11.1-NET-ppc.iso

FreeBSD: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/7.1/7.1-RELEASE-powerpc-disc1.iso

I do reccommend that you have a look at each distro, before settling on one choice. There are more, but these, I think, are the ones that stand out.

[pxwpxw]

PowerPC - Installing Intrepid (8.10) - No common CD-ROM drive was detected
tiresia

The ubuntu-8.10-alternate-powerpc Installer-CD failes to detect the CD-ROM Drive.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=964904

[Geshman]

I have read this entire thread and I am still quite confused. Is it possible to get a graphical linux operating system for a G3 Power PC iMac? If so where do I find it?

[pxwpxw]

I have read this entire thread and I am still quite confused. Is it possible to get a graphical linux operating system for a G3 Power PC iMac? If so where do I find it?


Live cd - may be too much for imac g3
Xubuntu & Kubuntu Jaunty (9.04) Beta LiveCD for PowerPC
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1117130

Alternate cd install - text base installer does full desktop install
As listed on post #1, the cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/ for all ppc versions
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/intrepid/release/

Dont know where you get live cd versions for intrepid or earlier.
you could also ask ppclinux.info.

[Tommy]

Live cd - may be too much for imac g3
Xubuntu & Kubuntu Jaunty (9.04) Beta LiveCD for PowerPC
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1117130

Alternate cd install - text base installer does full desktop install
As listed on post #1, the cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/ for all ppc versions
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/intrepid/release/

Dont know where you get live cd versions for intrepid or earlier.
you could also ask ppclinux.info.

you don't have to go far... just go up the file tree at the URL you gave: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/

You can get the current Jaunty 9.04 and all the other currently-supported releases back to Dapper.

I'm still seeing the security updates on my Dapper 6.06.1 PPC installation, so I really appreciate the effort to keep it working so long. (Since it's an Apple Wallstreet II circa 1998 -- an "oldworld" machine -- it's been harder and harder to install new releases.)

[Jammy4041]

Having Tried out Xubuntu 9.04 on my laptop, I think I may now have to ditch Debian and get Xubuntu. Ubuntu's implementation of XFCE is far, far better (at default) then Debian's, The only thing lacking is the support, which is why I went to Debian in the first place. So is the community support good enough?

[Tommy]

Having Tried out Xubuntu 9.04 on my laptop, I think I may now have to ditch Debian and get Xubuntu. Ubuntu's implementation of XFCE is far, far better (at default) then Debian's, The only thing lacking is the support, which is why I went to Debian in the first place. So is the community support good enough?

Obviously the best way to gauge that is to try each for awhile. You will have to gauge for yourself whether the Ubuntu support (or lack thereof) suits you better than the Debian support (or lack thereof).

I see from your .sig that you have a 350Mhz iMac G3. My sense is that there are always a few packages that don't properly support the G3 processor slipping through the cracks, and it takes awhile to get them fixed. Apparently it is difficult to write fast code that runs well on Altivec and non-Altivec processors (roughly speaking, Apple's G4 & G5 processors included Altivec, the earlier ones did not).

I think bug fixes might come faster wherever most of the PowerPC developers are. Unfortunately I believe there are fewer all the time.

[Shazz.ng]

Can you add this important link to the sticky thread first post ?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCKnownIssues

[tiresia]

Link to download ISO images for
Ubuntu Jaunty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/jaunty/release/)
Xubuntu Jaunty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/ports/releases/jaunty/release/)
Kunbuntu Jaunty (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/ports/releases/jaunty/release/)

List of all Ubuntu torrents
http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/

Link to download minimal CD
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD

Link to download intrd and kernel for PowerPC (to boot also from USB Stick, netboot,...)
http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/jaunty/main/installer-powerpc/

[dynamicsys1]

I am having no luck attempting to replace Mac OSX on a Mini-Mac 1.42Ghz PowerPC G4 system.

The only version I see that works with a PPC is Fedora and due to copyright issues, Fedora will not support DVD encrypted movies nor MP3 without special plug-ins. I have installed the "Mini" version (small 15 meg base of essential files) of the LiveCD for the PPC but it always boot to the OSX main window. Anyway to force OSX to boot from the CD first?

Anyway to get a link for Unbuntu 9.04 version for the PPC Mini-Mac? I have Unbuntu installed on all the the other systems with excellent hardward compatability results.

[cyberdork33]

Anyway to get a link for Unbuntu 9.04 version for the PPC Mini-Mac? I have Unbuntu installed on all the the other systems with excellent hardward compatability results.
the post just before yours has links to all the PPC Jaunty downloads.

[dynamicsys1]

the post just before yours has links to all the PPC Jaunty downloads.

I did download and burn the ISO file for the LiveMini CD (14.5 megs) version listed above and the MAC OSX still boots up to the MAC OSX screen.

Is there a special command I have to issue to force a hard install from the ISO file on the LiveCD on the MiniMac?

[tiresia]

Is there a special command I have to issue to force a hard install from the ISO file on the LiveCD on the MiniMac?

Press the C-Key at bootup - and read the FAQ about PowerPC ;)

[techfanboy81]

I'm so thankful that I found and read this thread I'm having difficulty in downloading the Ubuntu PowerPC. Posting this thread is very helpful especially to us newbies.

[orangepenguin97]

the ubuntu website, just click ppc as your archetecture

[Doctor J.]

Yellow Dog - good support for G4s and over, sells PS3 with YDL preinstalled but has outdated packages

Ferdora- Bang up to date with packages, I think that it's also hidden, though.

Here's my 2 cents worth on the distros i've tried:

[Yellow Dog Linux] not only has outdated packages, but not very many of those. For instance, only the core SDL library was available, so exactly two games worked on YDL. The YDL mail list recommended adding a Red Hat repo, but that didn't work for me and they offered no more assistance beyond that. That was a while ago, though. The newer releases are DVD only, no live test, and are aimed at PS3 users. Thus it may run but not provide all drivers for Apple hardware.

[Fedora] churns out new releases whether they are ready or not. Fedora 10 was never able to make any sound on my G4 PowerBook no matter how many of their fixes i tried. Never mind, they ignored that and blithely went on to Fedora 11. DVD is the default install, and you have to hunt around to find the alternate 7 CDs. Yes, that's right the system insists on installing all 5 gigabytes of packages whether you need them or not. That includes drivers for hardware you don't have and languages/fonts you probably won't use. Then every time this cruft gets updated, the system wants you to download the latest version of uselessness. Even if you are geeky enough to trick the system into deleting this stuff, it will still come back to you every time they update. The PPC release does not offer a live test like they do for other platforms, nor is there a KDE disc for PPC. The security model used in Fedora is somewhat different than Ubuntu and so the 'sudo' command does not work like we expect it to. F10 does not include drivers for Applish things like pbbuttonsd, so i had to use the 'alien' utility to convert an existing debian package into an installable RPM package. If you want check it out, look here: http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-ppc.

P.S. The link for Debian is already out of date. Start here: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/. Not to nitpick, but i don't see any *.iso for squeeze/testing, and no indication on the debian pages as to how to get it.

[cruising]

Hello there!
I'm so desperate to get ubuntu working on my iBook G4. I have both the desktop and alternate cd images downloaded. Could you give me a detailed step by step instruction to take me all the way through.

From my experience, I have problems getting past the hard disk formatting stage now. It freezes at 33% and fails.

Please respond asap. I need it urgently.

Thanks,

Cruising

[cruising]

Sorry for posting this if it is too 'newbie' or already answered elsewhere. I would truly appreciate the help.

[leviofan]

Do you have any idea where repositories are? Or is there any available at all?

[Cam42]

Jaunty for PPC?

[t4thfavor]

Jaunty for PPC?

Also interested, I am inheriting a dual G5 with 16Gigs of ram and scsi :) This machine needs Ubuntu!

[Doctor J.]

From my experience, I have problems getting past the hard disk formatting stage now. It freezes at 33% and fails.

Please respond asap. I need it urgently.

You will probably get better responses if you open a new thread instead of riding the back of a thread called "Where to download Ubuntu for PowerPC and other frequently asked questions". Besides that, you really don't offer enough information to help troubleshoot what might be a hardware problem. Are you doing a manual format, or automatic? Without knowing more, i might suspect the hard drive is going bad. If you still have it, i'd run the hardware test disc that came with the machine.

[pxwpxw]

http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/9.04/release/

[techfanboy81]

Do you have any idea where repositories are? Or is there any available at all?

I am also searching about repositories. Here is the link.

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/components

I hope this is the answer to your question.

[cruising]

You will probably get better responses if you open a new thread instead of riding the back of a thread called "Where to download Ubuntu for PowerPC and other frequently asked questions". Besides that, you really don't offer enough information to help troubleshoot what might be a hardware problem. Are you doing a manual format, or automatic? Without knowing more, i might suspect the hard drive is going bad. If you still have it, i'd run the hardware test disc that came with the machine.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do just that. In fact, I've discovered that it is solvable by the command "live-nosplash-powerpc" when installing from the live CD. I used the alternate CD and it did not go through.

If anyone happens to see this page somehow, here's a link to the PowerPC wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCKnownIssues

Hope this helps somebody!:)

[hamhayk]

Here
http://letitbit.net/download/6436.659313345e44a353d7caa5911/____________.txt.html

[UbFreak]

Wow! I never thought this was possible! Thanks!

[linuxopjemac]

I have seen a lot of people who like to install Linux on PPC based Macs but they don't know where to start. Let me tell you one thing, Ubuntu is not officially supporting powerpc since a long time. I tried many things on PPC based Macs and I am most satisfied with Debian now. I run Debian Lenny on a Pismo G3/400, which works well, but don't expect big graphical things there with such hardware. I also know that Debian runs well on ever older beige Macs using BootX (I did it). I have a website dedicated to Linux on Apple Macs. So maybe you will find some nice info for your computer too.

Good luck all of you
Jeroen

http://mac.linux.be

[Jammy4041]

I have seen a lot of people who like to install Linux on PPC based Macs but they don't know where to start. Let me tell you one thing, Ubuntu is not officially supporting powerpc since a long time. I tried many things on PPC based Macs and I am most satisfied with Debian now. I run Debian Lenny on a Pismo G3/400, which works well, but don't expect big graphical things there with such hardware. I also know that Debian runs well on ever older beige Macs using BootX (I did it). I have a website dedicated to Linux on Apple Macs. So maybe you will find some nice info for your computer too.

Good luck all of you
Jeroen

http://mac.linux.be

Many distros have communtiy supported projects such as respins and there are every bit as polished as the offically support . In terms of PPC support, Ubuntu is no different. (BTW, I use Debian Squeeze on my iMac, and sometimes you want newer application support.)

In my opinion, people should know of other distros such as OPENSuSE, Fedora and Debian and their benefits and how it stacks up to Ubuntu in order to make the best decisions for themselves.

[Vlammetje]

What a shame the n9.10 CD .iso file does not actually fit on a CD (705 MB) and is therefore refused by my burning software :(

If only I could get my iBook loaded with pretty much any OS right now... that would help.

[Doctor J.]

Many distros have communtiy supported projects such as respins and there are every bit as polished as the offically support . In terms of PPC support, Ubuntu is no different.

Meh. The last few releases i've tried on my PowerBook have all suffered from various degrees of broken-ness. This includes regression in things that used to work in early versions, such as Bluetooth; Gutsy wouldn't accept a network connection from either WiFi or ethernet; etc. My two cents worth is that community supported releases such as this should ignore the release date and do more testing. The last comment about how the Karmic Desktop iso for PPC doesn't fit on a standard 700 MeBi CD shows a continuing problem in this stuff being released regardless of whether it works or not. In my mind habitually putting out non-functional releases will only undermine community interest in the distro.

@Vlammetje: Try the Alternate iso, it's 14 MeBi smaller.

[mapgie]

What a shame the n9.10 CD .iso file does not actually fit on a CD (705 MB) and is therefore refused by my burning software :(

If only I could get my iBook loaded with pretty much any OS right now... that would help.

Exactly the situation I'm in!

[HeadHunter00]

I don't think that there's a powerpc version for ubuntu