

Other distributions of Linux/Unix are available for the PPC platform as well. I couldn’t find any compelling advantages to the newer distributions but if you choose to install one of them the instructions should be the same. I also despise the Unity interface no matter how much they improve it. As I have opined in the past I feel 10.04 is a very stable version of Ubuntu and not too bloated or buggy.

What version of Linux am I using and why?įor my machine I chose Ubuntu 10.04. Every software package is ancient because Using Linux will get you into a more modern environment. Even with everything updated simple things like checking Gmail or Facebook are nearly impossible. Running an old version of OSX leopard in 2013 just doesn’t make sense. Do you want to breathe life back into your old PowerBook or PowerPC machine? Want some modern software on it? In this tutorial I’ll show how you can put Ubuntu Linux on a PowerBook G4 and resurrect one of these durable old laptops from the dead.
