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'''To identify the Mac's processor and OS X version'''

Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac. A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''. The processor ~~type~~ should be in the window.~~ ~~Note: ''Sugar on a Stick is for the Intel ~~processor~~ only. Macs with PowerPC will need to get their Sugar from a Linux distribution.''

Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac. A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''. The processor architecture should be in the window. Note: ''Sugar on a Stick is for the Intel architecture only.''

* [[Community/Distributions/Fedora#PowerPC]]

''Macs with PowerPC will need to get their Sugar from a Linux distribution.''

* [[Community/Distributions/Ubuntu/PPC]]

'''To get started, get Linux'''

Sugar has been ported by the major Linux distributions and many minor ones. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies. Search the ~~internet~~ for Linux Mac PowerPC Install. Once you've found a version of Linux for your processor, search within to see if Sugar is pre-packaged for easy install and what support or discussions they've had.

Sugar has been ported by the major Linux distributions and many minor ones. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies.

: '''Intel architecture'''

:* [[Supported distributions]]

:'''PowerPC architecture'''

:Search the Internet for Linux Mac PowerPC Install. Once you've found a version of Linux for your processor, search within to see if Sugar is pre-packaged for easy install and what support or discussions they've had.

:* [[Fedora#PowerPC]]

:* [[Ubuntu/PPC]]

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 '''To identify the Mac's processor and OS X version'''<br>
-Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac.  A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''.  The processor type should be in the window.<br>Note: ''Sugar on a Stick is for the Intel processor only. Macs with PowerPC will need to get their Sugar from a Linux distribution.''
+Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac.  A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''.  The processor architecture should be in the window.  Note: ''Sugar on a Stick is for the Intel architecture only.''
-* [[Community/Distributions/Fedora#PowerPC]]
+''Macs with PowerPC will need to get their Sugar from a Linux distribution.''
-* [[Community/Distributions/Ubuntu/PPC]]
 '''To get started, get Linux'''<br>
-Sugar has been ported by the major Linux distributions and many minor ones. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies.  Search the internet for Linux Mac PowerPC Install. Once you've found a version of Linux for your processor, search within to see if Sugar is pre-packaged for easy install and what support or discussions they've had. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But without published reviews, this is baseless bias. --> <!-- Two distributions leave powerPC unsupported: Sugar on a Stick and Toast ''aka Trisquel education distribution''  -->
+Sugar has been ported by the major Linux distributions and many minor ones. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies.
+: '''Intel architecture'''
+:* [[Supported distributions]]
+:'''PowerPC architecture'''
+:Search the Internet for Linux Mac PowerPC Install. Once you've found a version of Linux for your processor, search within to see if Sugar is pre-packaged for easy install and what support or discussions they've had. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But without published reviews, this is baseless bias. --> <!-- Two distributions leave powerPC unsupported: Sugar on a Stick and Toast ''aka Trisquel education distribution''  -->
+:* [[Fedora#PowerPC]]
+:* [[Ubuntu/PPC]]
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