Just use the 'Restore' to restore the image to the USB thumbdrive.Īssuming, this is the only USB device you are using, go into open firmware and type the following:ĭevalias or dev /ls = What you will be looking for is anything that says 'ud' in it. When you downloaded Ubuntu for PowerPC, did you use Disk Utility to copy the image to the USB thumbdrive? You should not be selecting any compression schemes at all.
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON A MAC G4 INSTALL#
The Gentoo Distribution Kernel project is excited to announce that our new Linux Kernel packages are ready for a wide audience! The project aims to create a better Linux Kernel maintenance experience by providing ebuilds that can be used to configure, compile, and install a kernel entirely through the package manager as well as prebuilt.
The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux distribution. Getting Ubuntu Linux Up and Running on a PowerPC Mac Leaman Crews - 2005.12.14 In last week’s column, I outlined the requirements for setting up a useful and fast PowerPC (PPC) Linux desktop, and I’m going to start with what I consider the best of the bunch.