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Apple Laptop Installation Reports

http://tuxmobil.org/apple.html

Links to Linux installation reports on Apple laptops.

Boot Disks

http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac/

Power PC Boot Disk Images

CRUX for PowerPC

http://cruxppc.sunsite.dk

CRUX PPC - CRUX Linux port for the PowerPC Platform.

Debian GNU/Linux -- Network install from a minimal

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

ISO images and package files to install Debian Linux on PPC

Debian GNU/Linux PowerPC Port

http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/

A free distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.

Debian Potato Install Guide

http://www.symsys.com/~ingram/hardware/powermac/potato-install.html

Installation guide to installing Debain Potato on older PowerPC systems using Mach Kernel

Experience with Linux on PowerMac 7100-80 - OldWor

http://www.geocities.com/adrianturcu/powerpc7800-80/powerpc7800-80.html

Step by step log of a successful Linux Installation on to an Old World 7100/80 NuBus architecture Mac computer.

Gate Crashing Org

http://gate.crashing.org/

Resources for developers, including a CVS repository. Also a history of Linux on the PowerPC.

Gentoo Linux PPC install on Apple iBook

http://www.desertsol.com/~kevin/ppc/

Instructions on how to install Gentoo linux on an Apple iBook.

Installation notes for Debian Woody on Nubus Power

http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk/nubus_woody.htm

Contains installation notes to install Debian's "Woody" on PowerPCs with the Nubus architecture.

Installing Linux-PPC on an Apple Network Server 50

http://www.demonsys.com/ans/

Detailed install information for Linux install to the 500/700 system.

Linux on Mac

http://www.claudio.ch/Linux/kernel.html

Building a kernel

Linux on POWER Open Source Developer Contest

http://linuxonpower.com

Linux on POWER is a Linux Developer Community competition aimed at showcasing applications designed specifically for Linux running on the PPC architecture.

Linux PPC for NuBus Power Macs

http://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/

Linux kernel and support for Power Macs on the NuBus Architecture.

LinuxPPC Kernel Building

http://gdr.free.fr/linux.html

How to build a 2.2 kernel for the G3.

Mac-on-linux

http://www.maconlinux.org/

This allows anyone who uses Linux on a PowerPC to run the Mac OS as its own application, at near full speed.

MkLinux.org

http://www.mklinux.org

MkLinux is an Open Source operating system which consists of an implementation of the Linux operating system hosted on the Mach microkernel.

OpenPPC Discussion

http://www.opencores.com/forums/openppc

Mailing list discussion about OpenPPC project, Linux for PowerPC and PowerPC based motherboard.

PC to Mac How To

http://www.homepcnetwork.com/pcmacovrf.htm

Information on how to Network your Power PC or Mac to an IBM-compatible computer over Ethernet.

PenguinPPC.org

http://penguinppc.org

Home of the Linux/PPC port, it houses both user information and developer docs. It also lists current news and software updates to stay ahead.

PReP Station

http://ppc.linux.or.jp/~aoshimak/

Quick information and links for using Linux on the various non-Macintosh PowerPC systems.

Still Running MacTCP?

http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/winter2001/upgrade_mactcp.html

2001 Article explains why older Macs using MacTCP stopped working on the internet.

The OpenPPC Project

http://www.openppc.org/

The immediate goal of the project is to enable interested parties to build inexpensive, PPC-based Linux boxes from IBM's reference plans.

TuxPPC ; Home of the Linux/PPC Community

http://www.tuxppc.org

TuPPC is a free resource for users who want to use the Linux operating system on powerpc based computers. TuxPPC is the largest resource dedicated to the powerpc platform.

Value Computing Low End Mac

http://www.lowendmac.com/

Resources for older Mac Systems.

Yellow Dog Linux

http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/

A PowerPC distribution based on Red Hat Linux, but with commercial technical support