Don't hold your breath for a PPC version, Yes gOS is based on Ubuntu, but it also uses many other components, and applications, which all need to be re-compiled for the PPC platform to create a PPC version of gOS.
On 11 sep, 12:03, Graham Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:40:51 -0700 (PDT) > > scurock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a Apple PowerMac G4 with 40G hard drive and 1 G memory. I > > would like to know whether I can install GOS on it. The CPU is powerpc > > based. > > This has come up a few times before. > > There is not currently a PPC version of gOS: it runs only on > machines with an x86 architecture. I say "currently" because the Linux > distribution gOS is built upon (Ubuntu) has some unofficial PPC builds, > and it is not clear whether any of these will be made as a base to > build an unofficial gOS PPC version. > > Currently, Ubuntu has a LTS (Long Term Support) version in > Ubuntu 8.04 without a PPC version but the previous LTS version, > (Ubuntu 6.06) did have official support and had an official PPC > version. As I have said before, IMHO, gOS is Ubuntu with impressive > eye candy, so if you can bear the GNOME interface, then an outdated > version of Ubuntu or the current version of Debian (which does have an > up-to-date PPC version) but the full range of PPC Linux distributions is > at:http://penguinppc.org/about/distributions.php > > This site is worth investigating for all readers interested in Linux on > the PowerPC architecture as its the home of the Linux PowerPC Project. > > HTH > > -- > Graham Todd --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
