Ubuntu – Is the current version of Ubuntu usable on a PPC mac

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Is the current version of Ubuntu usable on a PPC mac?

I've got a "lamp shade" mac from 2003 that I'd like to recycle into my first Linux computer. I'm not a programmer. So it appeals to me that Ubuntu is a download/upload kind of thing.

Apple iMac G4 1.25GHz

Any suggestions?

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download the Desktop version for ppc computers from here. Then just make a bootable usb or CD, and install it from there.

How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key? will help you further.
This is the ppc wiki by Ubuntu.

A PPC Mac is a loose expression, I can't speak for your computer. You wont know until you try. But, if you look at the recommended system requirements and see that your PPC Mac fits that description, then go for it! Remember make a backup of your original system so you can go back if it doesn't fit your needs in terms of performance and such.

To quote the download site:

installs on systems with less than about 384MiB of RAM (although note that low-memory systems may not be able to run a full desktop environment reasonably).

The download link: (check alternate install)

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release/

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