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I'm wondering what options Linux users have if they would like to use Linux on a computer with a PowerPC processor:
- IBM server
- Amiga computer
- Raptors motherboards
- Pegasos
- old Mac
The last two options aren't useful in 2022 because these computers are too old. On the other hand, Amiga computers and Raptors motherboards are quite pricy. We still have old IBM servers for Linux, but they are completely useless for current versions of AIX.
I'm waiting for when PowerPC Laptop will be published:
https://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/
Do you know other options?
Last edited by gbudny on 16 February 2022 at 10:18 pm UTC
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Way back in the day, I got it to boot gcLinux EDIT:(old version of the Wikipedia page, but not much else. I haven't been following the progress since then, so there's not much I can say how viable an option it might be today.
Last edited by Valck on 17 February 2022 at 12:57 am UTC
Mind you, I have no idea whether there's anyone working on a port to the Wii U. It has been jailbroken, if anyone wants to try: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/
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Do you mean what distros one is able to choose from ? If so then here is a brief list:
Open Suse Leap:
https://get.opensuse.org/leap
Debian:
https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst
Ubuntu:
https://ubuntu.com/download/server/power
There's man more so I'll just post a link to Distrowatch.
https://distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=All&basedon=All¬basedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=ppc64&package=All&rolling=All&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=All&status=Active#simple
If you meant which hardware uses that architecture well you listed most of them. The easiest way to find a Linux desktop experience on is the Raptor systems. Expensive as they may be you get the most private and secure hardware one can find on a desktop currently as you bypass so much of the closed source firmware/BIOS/blobs/etc that most boards will come with. I hadn't heard about the PowerPC notebook that you had a link for so thanks for that. Think I will donate to them soon.
https://www.raptorcs.com/content/base/products.html