2016年8月5日 · Void Linux is pretty speedy and keeps to a rolling release model (no outdated packages!). However, I noticed there was no ppc port (just x86_64, i686, ARM v6/v7/AArch64, and MIPS), so I took the time to get it on my G4.

2018年7月24日 · Hallo, I tested void-linux on a late G5 2,3ghz ppc. I´m a linux noob, but after reading some infos about partitioning (pcmac-fdisk) i could handle it. After some testing with different videocards (x1990gt doesnt work for me) i tested a hd5770 (mac orig.) and it ....works!! Howto test the graphic performance?

2020年8月31日 · Void Linux is an alternative operating system to Debian, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X on the PowerPC platform. It is an independent distribution free from dependency of any other OS. It is also a stability-focused rolling release, which means that all packages are not only always fresh and new , but also tested stable and robust .

2018年7月24日 · Thanks foxlet, wicknix, q66_, and everyone else working on Linux for PowerPC. I have Void Linux running on a PowerBook G4 and an iMac G4. It works great. I am also multi-booting the PowerBook into Debian and Adelie via GRUB2 using btrfs subvolumes. ArcticFox, SpiderWeb and InterWeb are working great too, in Debian and Void (glibc).

2018年7月24日 · I've been trying to get void working on my sawtooth g4 with an agp radeon 9000, but the os keeps hanging when it gets to the lightdm login screen. I've tried adding radeon.agpmode=-1 to the boot options as well as radeon.modeset=1 without any change.

2018年7月24日 · Jacadcaps (MorphOS) and Daniel Kolesa (Void PPC Linux) have fixed the JavaScript BE regressions and have added some big endian patches to WebKitGTK. The Linux WebKit web browser with all these big endian changes is called Eolie and is available for Void PPC Linux. This browser is very fast and can also display javascript-intensiv web sites.

2023年6月12日 · On my power mac g5 i am trying to install void linux. I can't figure out how to setup the partition on the hard drive. All the guides online is for pc computer and not macs. If anybody know where i can goes to show me how to setup …

2018年11月16日 · The Lubuntu remixes from @wicknix are your best noob friendly Linux installs but if you're prepared to suffer a little, Void makes most sense - but you'll never escape the basic truth of using old hardware to try and run modern code.

2020年10月28日 · mageia, Nobara Project, Void Linux, Mint, NixOS, Artix Linux, MX Linux Linux systems for AMD/Intel GPU users: All of the above systems + Alpine Linux, Devuan and Clear Linux I consider the five systems in bold to be the best Linux distributions of 2023. I believe that the BSD systems are still more qualitative than the Linux systems.

2018年12月31日 · Download: sealion-32.2.1-linux-powerpc-gtk2.tar.bz2 Further information: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11) I successfully tested the new SeaLion 32.2.1 on MintPPC today. Additionally, I added my preferred theme from an old version of SeaLion and I installed Greasemonkey and ViewTube successfully.