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'''To identify the Mac's processor and OS X version'''<br>
 
'''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.''
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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]]
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''Macs with PowerPC will need to get their Sugar from a Linux distribution.''
* [[Community/Distributions/Ubuntu/PPC]]
         
'''To get started, get Linux'''<br>
 
'''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''  -->
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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.
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: '''Intel architecture'''
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:* [[Supported distributions]]
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:'''PowerPC architecture'''
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: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''  -->
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:* [[Fedora#PowerPC]]
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:* [[Ubuntu/PPC]]
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