Ubuntu Installation Guide Ubuntu Installation Guide Copyright © 2004 – 2020 the Debian Installer team Copyright © 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018 Canonical Ltd. This document contains installation instructions for the Ubuntu 20.04 system (codename “‘Focal Fossa’”), for the PowerPC (“powerpc”) architecture. It also contains pointers to more information and information on how to make the most of your new Ubuntu system. This manual is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Please refer to the license in Appendix F. Table of Contents Installing Ubuntu 20.04 “Focal Fossa” For powerpc.......................................................................x 1. Welcome to Ubuntu ........................................................................................................................1 1.1. What is Ubuntu?...................................................................................................................1 1.1.1. Sponsorship by Canonical .......................................................................................1 1.2. What is Debian? ...................................................................................................................1 1.2.1. Ubuntu and Debian..................................................................................................2 1.2.1.1. Package selection........................................................................................2 1.2.1.2. Releases.......................................................................................................3 1.2.1.3. Development community............................................................................3 1.2.1.4. Freedom and Philosophy.............................................................................3 1.2.1.5. Ubuntu and other Debian derivatives..........................................................4 1.3. What is GNU/Linux? ...........................................................................................................4 1.4. Getting Ubuntu.....................................................................................................................5 1.5. Getting the Newest Version of This Document....................................................................5 1.6. Organization of This Document...........................................................................................5 1.7. Your Documentation Help is Welcome................................................................................6 1.8. About Copyrights and Software Licenses............................................................................6 2. System Requirements .....................................................................................................................8 2.1. Supported Hardware.............................................................................................................8 2.1.1. Supported Architectures ..........................................................................................8 2.1.2. CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support...................................................................8 2.1.2.1. Kernel Flavours...........................................................................................8 2.1.2.2. Power Macintosh (pmac) subarchitecture...................................................9 2.1.2.3. PReP subarchitecture ................................................................................11 2.1.2.4. CHRP subarchitecture...............................................................................11 2.1.2.5. APUS subarchitecture (unsupported) .......................................................11 2.1.2.6. Nubus PowerMac subarchitecture (unsupported) .....................................11 2.1.2.7. Non-PowerPC Macs..................................................................................12 2.1.3. Multiple Processors ...............................................................................................12 2.1.4. Graphics Hardware Support ..................................................................................12 2.1.5. Network Connectivity Hardware...........................................................................12 2.1.5.1. Wireless Network Cards ...........................................................................13 2.1.6. Braille Displays .....................................................................................................13 2.1.7. Peripherals and Other Hardware ...........................................................................13 2.2. Devices Requiring Firmware .............................................................................................13 2.3. Purchasing Hardware Specifically for GNU/Linux ...........................................................14 2.3.1. Avoid Proprietary or Closed Hardware .................................................................14 2.4. Installation Media ..............................................................................................................15 2.4.1. CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/BD-ROM ..........................................................................15 2.4.2. Network .................................................................................................................15 2.4.3. Hard Disk...............................................................................................................15 2.4.4. Un*x or GNU system ............................................................................................16 2.4.5. Supported Storage Systems ...................................................................................16 2.5. Memory and Disk Space Requirements.............................................................................16 iii 3. Before Installing Ubuntu..............................................................................................................17 3.1. Overview of the Installation Process..................................................................................17 3.2. Back Up Your Existing Data!.............................................................................................18 3.3. Point release and HWE kernel ...........................................................................................18 3.4. Information You Will Need................................................................................................18 3.4.1. Documentation ......................................................................................................18 3.4.1.1. Installation Manual ...................................................................................18 3.4.1.2. Hardware documentation..........................................................................19 3.4.2. Finding Sources of Hardware Information............................................................19 3.4.3. Hardware Compatibility ........................................................................................19 3.4.3.1. Testing hardware compatibility with a Live-System ................................21 3.4.4. Network Settings ...................................................................................................21 3.5. Meeting Minimum Hardware Requirements .....................................................................22 3.6. Pre-Partitioning for Multi-Boot Systems ...........................................................................22 3.6.1. Mac OS X Partitioning ..........................................................................................23 3.7. Pre-Installation Hardware and Operating System Setup....................................................24 3.7.1. Invoking OpenFirmware........................................................................................24 3.7.2. How to update bare metal ppc64el firmware.........................................................24 3.7.3. Updating KVM guest firmware (SLOF)................................................................26 3.7.4. Hardware Issues to Watch Out For........................................................................26 4. Obtaining System Installation Media .........................................................................................27 4.1. Official Ubuntu CD-ROMs ................................................................................................27 4.2. Downloading Files from Ubuntu Mirrors ..........................................................................27 4.2.1. Where to Find Installation Images ........................................................................27 4.3. Preparing Files for Hard Disk Booting ..............................................................................27 4.3.1. Hard Disk Installer Booting for NewWorld Macs.................................................28 4.4. Preparing Files for TFTP Net Booting...............................................................................28 4.4.1. Setting up a DHCP server......................................................................................29 4.4.2. Setting up a BOOTP server ...................................................................................29 4.4.3. Enabling the TFTP Server .....................................................................................30 4.4.4. Move TFTP Images Into Place..............................................................................30