Lubuntu really is about as good as it gets for light weight distros that dont get in your way. I would imagine mint 11 is a better alternative to lubuntu. How to install lubuntu linux os on pc via usb stickdrive. Mac powerpc and ibm ppc power5 alternate install image. I make it to the yaboot screen, i believe its called, where it asks you to type something into boot it. For apple macintosh g3, g4, and g5 computers, including.
Suggested distro for powerpc g4, after lubuntu went eol and debian dropped support. It can turn old and semiold computers into modern workstations. Lubuntu was originally touted as being lighter, less resource hungry and more energyefficient, but now aims to be a functional yet modular distribution focused on getting out of the way and letting users use their computer. I tried live, livepowerpc, et cetera or something along those lines. Its better to use the magnet link first autoverified downloads. The current version is available in 32bit, 64bit, powerpc and raspberry pi. Simon quigley has announced the release of lubuntu 18. The lubuntu team did not offer a long term support release lts at this time. With its unique deployment toolset including juju and maas.
This type of cd is what most people will want to use. Now, olso, it work fast with a new interesting lxtq desktop. Revive a powerpc mac running linux the mac observer. I believe it has a radeon 9600 64mb gpu, that might be causing issuesnot sure. Hold down the c button while booting to boot from the cd. Updated the browsers, tweaked some configs, enabled sound, wifi, fans etc. Lubuntu is a lightweight linux distribution based on ubuntu, using the lxqt desktop. I have a lot more experience with 9 and like it a lot. Hopefully not, because otherwise its working great. My philosophy of an operating system is that it just lets me do what i need to do and doesnt make a big show of it. Powermac 11,2 and im trying to install newest version of ubuntu mate. Power is optimised for workloads in the mobile, social, cloud, big data, analytics and machine learning spaces.
Ubuntu is distributed on three types of images described below. Mar 30, 2016 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. After numerous daily tests, we can report that the lubuntu 11. This absolutely flies on my mac mini g4 and g5, and is probably better suited for g3g4 machines. Im having a bad time attempting to install lubuntu 16. The desktop cd allows you to try ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later.
Lubuntu uses the lxde desktop by default lightweight x11 desktop environment providing an environment that can be used on older or slower hardware as well as the latest hardware. This free download is a standalone iso live image of lubuntu linux. Jan 20, 2012 well i have a fast running copy of linux now on my toshiba satellite. Most powerpc isos are in a ports directory, but for others e. The new release has brought both some new features and many bug fixes over the old 4. Xubuntu is distributed on two types of images described below.
The lubuntu documentation site was with by the meilix and asian free software and open source community. I guess it was due to my systems bios which is very sensitive. Installation goes well, whether i have a second partition with mac os or not, but after successful installation and rebooting, im stucked on booting menu. The desktop image allows you to try lubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later.
For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Download kubuntu, edubuntu, lubuntu and xubuntu 12. Unfortunately, i have encountered performance issues with the original ubuntu. Im a happy owner of power mac g5 dual 2,3ghz powermac 11,2 and im trying to install newest version of ubuntu mate. In the case of powerpcs, it was tested on a powerpc g4 running at 867 mhz with. May 16, 2014 after numerous daily tests, we can report that the lubuntu 11. Lubuntu is a lightweight flavour of linux based around the popular ubuntu distribution. A full list of available files, including bittorrent files, can be found below. The desktop cd allows you to try xubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. Ubuntu brings together highquality free software from around the world, integrating it into a coherent whole. Well i have a fast running copy of linux now on my toshiba satellite. If you want to try linux on a powerpc mac, choose the 16. Read lubuntu one stop thread at ubuntu forum for tips and tricks. All installation images are available on the download page for lubuntu 12.
Things have changed again in the lubuntu world, as the distribution is now available for the ppc powerpc and 64bit mac hardware platforms on. Sep 12, 2015 most powerpc isos are in a ports directory, but for others e. Home releases installation applications tools download lubuntu 11. Daily development builds can be found with other architectures in the daily alternate cd or dailylive desktop cd directories. Those familiar with powerpc will know that yaboot is the default bootloader, and that remains so here, but ive also added grub to make booting. Choose this if you have a computer based on the amd64 or em64t architecture e. It is intended to have lowresource system requirements and is designed primarily for netbooks, mobile devices and older pcs. Okay, i should have just started with the lubuntu 16. An installation guide and much more useful information about lubuntu is available in the lubuntu manual 20. If you have a dvd drive, you can simply burn the iso image of lubuntu 16. Five handy lubuntu tips might help you and save your. If youre just experimenting, you might want to use lubuntu 17.
We reported how to run upcoming lubuntu desktop lxqt in xenial xerus on a raspberry pi 2 and now, thanks to tester herminio hernandez, jr. Ubuntu server for power brings ubuntu server and ubuntu server for cloud to power, opening the door to the entire openstack ecosystem and the scaleout and cloud markets. The lubuntu distribution is an lxdebased reincarnation of ubuntu that is officially created and supported by canonical. I can see the list of booting devices type l for linux, c for cdrom, but whatever i do, the distro. Therefore, the lubuntudesktop meta package will not. The goal is to provide a very lightweight distribution, with all the advantages of the ubuntu world repositories, support. Ive also noticed some graphical glitches to the cursor when installing prior to it freezing. The releases are available for intel, amd, amd64mac and powerpc based computers. Sep 24, 2017 it looks like its working rather well. I only ran mint 11 for a weekend several months back and ended up putting lubuntu 12. The mac os pc trick will work in terms of power but will never be able to because of.