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* [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)] | * [http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)] | ||
===USB device installation=== | ===USB device installation=== | ||
| − | * Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation | + | * Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation (as the PowerPC version of Ubuntu doesn't support SYSLINUX, but the install CD contains the yaboot bootloader that is required, and it will be transferred to the USB). |
* Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source. | * Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source. | ||
===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5=== | ===Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5=== | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 16 February 2011
Ubuntu 10.10 PowerPC
USB device installation
- Use 'Startup Disk Creator' from the System > Administration menu from an i386/x86-64 Ubuntu installation (as the PowerPC version of Ubuntu doesn't support SYSLINUX, but the install CD contains the yaboot bootloader that is required, and it will be transferred to the USB).
- Choose the downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 PPC .iso file or burned CD-ROM as the Source.
Dual Boot with Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5
- Use the Mac install DVD to resize and create a partitions (including swap) for Ubuntu
- Burn the Ubuntu installation CD and install in the new partition.
- Use System > Administration > Additional Drivers to install the Broadcom B43 wireless driver.
- Use Ubuntu Software Center to search for Sugar. Install Sugar, the emulator for the Sugar Desktop Environment, plus dependencies and Activities suitable for Sugar 0.88