The distribution is not official but driven by a dedicated group of developers using Void Linux as its base. Void Linux PPC is an up to date, community-led Linux-based OS.
Say hello to Void Linux for PPC, pictured above running on my Mac Mini G4. Wouldn’t it be nice to tinker with modern up to date software in a more secure operating system? Of course, it’s not the end of the world to use dated but perfectly functional software to write our papers, design websites, create graphics, and so on, but getting our PowerPC Macs online in a secure and functional way with the complexity of the modern web gets trickier each year.ĭon’t forget that Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) received its last security update… a long time ago. We can count on one hand, maybe two, the amount of software packages that are still being actively maintained and updated for our hardware, including the valuable TenFourFox. As our Power Mac G5s and other PowerPC Macs age rapidly, our machines are trapped in time.
