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Download Ubuntu desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi and IoT devices, Ubuntu Core and all the Ubuntu flavours. Ubuntu is an open-source software platform that runs everywhere from the PC to the server and the cloud. Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Select an image. Ubuntu is distributed on three types of images described below. The desktop CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use.
Since 7.04 Ubuntu, PowerPC downloads of Ubuntu are not available on all Ubuntu mirrors. Below you'll find links to the ISOs on the main Ubuntu server, as well as, help on finding mirrors.
Please review the PowerPC FAQ and the PowerPC Known Issues pages before installing. All the information you need for a successful install should be in those pages, so make sure you check them out first before wasting your time and effort on needless internet searches. Please do tell somebody on the Apple forum if you think the instructions are unclear or are missing something, but it would be great if you could make the improvement yourself!
You may also wish to read the general release notes.
Install Mac Os On Ubuntu
14.04 Trusty Tahr
Lubuntu (LTS, 3 years)
Desktop live install CD, alternate install CD
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/trusty/release/
Server (LTS, 5 years)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/trusty/release/
Netboot/mini
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/trusty/
12.04 Precise Pangolin
Ubuntu (LTS, 5 years)
Desktop live install CD, server install CD, alternate install CD, and preinstalled desktop image for various platforms
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release/
Kubuntu (LTS, 5 years)
Desktop live install CD, alternate install CD
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/release/
Lubuntu
Desktop live install CD, alternate install CD
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/release/
Xubuntu (LTS, 3 years)
Install via the mini/alternate CDs following the instructions in the PowerPC FAQ.
Netboot/mini
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/precise/
Netboot/mini
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/lucid/
Lubuntu
Ubuntu 18.04 Download
Desktop live install CD, alternate install CD
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/
Ubuntu 11.04 Iso Download
Kubuntu
Desktop live install CD
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/
Server
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/
Netboot/mini
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/
The following iso's are available for testing. In order for an iso to be released it must complete a series of test cases - volunteers are needed for this! Please also report bugs so that they get fixed prior to release.
Ubuntu MATE
Live CD - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/daily-live/current/
Lubuntu
Live CD - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily-live/current/
Alternate CD - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily/current/
Ubuntu-Server
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/
Netboot/Mini
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/
More specifically
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ports/releases/
This is not an complete list (please add to it). Using the list of official CD mirrors and a bit of ingenuity traversing the mirror directory structures (for example, click on the Parent Directory/ or ../ link) you can probably find more mirrors that contain PowerPC releases. Most PowerPC ISOs are in a ports directory, but for others (e.g. 12.04) you can find them in the releases directory. Daily development builds can be found with other architectures in the daily/ (Alternate CD) or daily-live/ (Desktop CD) directories.
Academic Computer Club, Umeå University, Sweden
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/cdimage.ubuntu.com/
Silicon Hill, Czech Republic
http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/ubuntu-cdimage/
University of Waterloo Computer Science Club, Canada
http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ubuntu-ports-releases/
LeaseWeb, United States
http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ubuntu-cdimage/
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
http://ubuntu.mirror.tudos.de/ubuntu-dvd/ports/releases/
Internode, Australia
http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/
PowerPCDownloads (last edited 2015-09-12 06:48:05 by adamsmith)
Version 11.04 of Ubuntu has hit the streets, and it's packing new features that make it even easier to use. The free download was released to the public on Thursday.
This new version, affectionately known by its makers as 'Natty Narwhal,' has a new Unity interface on top of its Linux underpinnings. Its most noticeable change is the application launcher on the left side of the screen. Similar to Windows 7's taskbar, it lets you drag and drop icons to and from it, as well as launch apps quickly and easily.
The Unity interface was originally conceived for smaller screens on netbooks, and offers easier file management, a new dashboard that gives you easier access to your applications and files, and Workspaces that simplify managing multiple windows. If you don't like these new interface elements, you can always go back to Ubuntu's Classic interface.
You won't have to give up much for Ubuntu, either — you can even connect an iPhone to it and navigate its file system from Ubuntu (although Android phones don't work as well with it, according to CRN.com). And this new version is reportedly working well with the cloud-based Ubuntu One service, letting users synchronize your preferences and files in the cloud.
What will you miss if you migrate to Ubuntu? In my case, the reason I don't use it all the time is because there is no speech recognition software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking available for it. On top of that, I still haven't found an easy-to-use text completion program that can fill in large amounts of boilerplate text with a few hotkeys. Someone create these kinds of productivity apps for Ubuntu, and I'm in.
One thing you won't miss are the millions of viruses and worms that attack Windows machines (and now Macs too). You also won't miss paying for an operating system, since the open-source Ubuntu is completely free.
A compelling aspect of Ubuntu is its customizability. One of my favorite graphical customization tools for Ubuntu is Compiz, enabling wild graphical transitions between applications and window movements. Its best effects deal with 3D virtual desktops and windows that bend and wobble when you shake them.
The coolest characteristic of Ubuntu is that if you'd like to try it, you can download its 698MB image, burn that to a CD, and then run it from the CD without having to install it on your machine. It's a great way to try out this Linux-based operating system that's getting to be so refined, it's almost as easy to use as a Mac or PC.
Find out what else is new with Ubuntu, download it here, and check out some screenshots in the gallery below: