Possible to install Linux on a non-intel Mac?
By Administrator on Dec 15, 2010 in Ubuntu 10.04
Trying to install Ubuntu onto a Mac G5 with OSX 10.4.11
Can’t upgrade the OS because it is not Intel based. I think they call it power pc?
I have burned the boot disc but cannot get my computer to recognize it upon restart. Eventually I want to install it onto a partition in my 2nd internal hard disk. It should run off of the disc and give me the option to install but no matter how I try it will not load the boot disc.
Any ideas?
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☆€☝i ☡☀¥@£ | Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
Power pc processor does not work with ubuntu. You need an intel or amd processor to run ubuntu.
piratesmack | Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
You need the PowerPC port
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/9.10/release/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-powerpc.iso
supercheapcamera | Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
Yes. There is a PPC (Powerpc) version for most linux distros.