The powerpc port of Ubuntu was dropped during the development of Ubuntu 17.04 and as such it is not available in Ubuntu 18.04 either, however ppc64el is available.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes#A32-bit_PowerPC_Support_Dropped ** Summary changed: - upgrade crashed + not possible to upgrade on powerpc ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791229 Title: not possible to upgrade on powerpc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1791229/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs