Which version of Ubuntu will work on my PowerPC?
Solution 1:
See: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/13.04/release/ and all the options that have powerpc in the name.
Desktop:
- ubuntu-13.04-desktop-powerpc.iso Desktop image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (standard download)
- ubuntu-13.04-desktop-powerpc.iso.torrent Desktop image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (BitTorrent download)
Server:
ubuntu-13.04-server-powerpc.iso. Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (standard download)
ubuntu-13.04-server-powerpc.iso.torrent. Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (BitTorrent download)
ubuntu-13.04-server-powerpc.jigdo. Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (jigdo download)
Optional:
- Ubuntu 12.10 can be found here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/releases/12.10/release/
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS can be found here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release/
lUbuntu 13.04 can be found here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/13.04/release/ and 12.10 here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.10/release/
- xUbuntu 13.04 can be found here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/13.04/release/ and 12.10 can be found here http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/12.10/release/
And if you want to be even more adventurous:
- All releases can be found here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/
Just make sure you pick a download that has "powerpc" in it. All of those will work on your system so it is basically your choice in what you desktop you want (or even no desktop).
Solution 2:
The wiki for PowerPC is here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads/ and although Canonical doesn't officially support PowerPC anymore, the community is keeping the ISOs up for PowerPC.
You can download the current Long Term Support version here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release/ which is the most stable and probably the best for a beginner, as you shouldn't have to worry about bugs as much.
The current release (not LTS) is 13.10 is here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/13.10/release/
Rinzwind's answer has all of the links, just beat me barely.