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Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Part III
A few different versions of Yellow Dog Linux are available, covering a wide spectrum of current
and legacy PowerPC hardware:
Yellow Dog Linux 5.0.2??”This version provides support for Power Architecture Cell
processors, cell-based systems such as Sony PlayStation 3, Mercury Computer systems,
and IBM and Apple systems that use G5, IBM 970, G4, and G3 PowerPC processors.
Yellow Dog Linux 4.1??”An updated and enhanced release of Yellow Dog Linux that
provides full support for all of the specialized hardware found in the latest PowerPC Mac
Minis and G5 systems, as well as continued support for G3 and G4 systems.
Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.1??”The last version of Yellow Dog Linux (October 1, 2004) to
support the beige G3 hardware (66 MHz) and previous Old World ROM Macs. This version
also supports most of the same hardware that Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 supports.
Y-HPC??”A variation of Yellow Dog based on the 64-bit Fedora Core 5.0 version of
Linux. This version is for high-performance computing and focuses on offering highperformance
support for Xserve G5s or cluster nodes.
Going Forward with Yellow Dog
Despite the fact that Apple has moved its product line from the PowerPC to the x86 (standard PC)
architecture, Terra Soft Solutions continues developing Yellow Dog Linux for the Power Architecture.
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