Ubuntu Linux 5.04 for PowerPC (G3, G4, G5)











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What is Ubuntu Linux 5.04 for PowerPC (G3, G4, G5)? Ubuntu Linux 5.04 for PowerPC-based machines including Power Mac G3, G4, and G5, as mailed out by Canonical for free (not even the cost of shipping) to anyone who requested an install set. Download Ubuntu Linux 5.04 for PowerPC (G3, G4, G5) for Mac
Writing the LiveCD image to a known-compatible USB flash drive resulted in a failed boot while the same ISO, written to a CD-RW, booted the uploader's G4 Quicksilver 2002 (with non-OEM replacement optical drive) just as successfully as the original factory-pressed disc. Tested to boot in QEMU with the following command line but more work is needed to figure out which GPU to emulate and which video driver and resolution to select in order to get proper-looking graphics: qemu-system-ppc -L pc-bios -M mac99,via=pmu -m 512 -cdrom Ubuntu_5.04_ppc_LiveCD.iso -boot d
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