Operating Systems for PowerPC
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| OS | Ver. | Date | Family | S | T | sdI | R | uD | uS | uE |  32 |
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| WindRiver Linux | 10.23.09 | 2024.04.29. | Linux | Y | F | R | N | N | N | Y | Setup | --- | --- |
| Bedrock Linux | 0.7.30 | 2024.04.22. | Linux | Y | F | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Installer script | Installer script | Installer script |
| RT-Thread | 5.1.0 | 2024.04.22. | RT-Thread | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source for PPC 405 | --- | --- |
| Chimera Linux | RR | 2024.04.21. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | --- | Base Live • GNOME Live • ROOTFS core • ROOTFS minimal • ROOTFS full • ROOTFS bootstrap | Base Live • GNOME Live • ROOTFS core • ROOTFS minimal • ROOTFS full • ROOTFS bootstrap |
| OpenPicoRTOS | 1.9.7 | 2024.04.16. | pico]OS | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| OpenBSD | 7.5 | 2024.04.05. | BSD | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Mac installer • Mac installer (no filesets) | Mac installer (runs in 32-bit mode) • Mac installer (no filesets, runs in 32-bit mode) • PowerNV miniroot (no filesets) • PowerNV USB installer • PowerNV installer | --- |
| Embox | 0.6.2 | 2024.04.02. | Embox | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| NetBSD | 10.0 | 2024.03.30. | BSD | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | AmigaPPC • BeBox • EvBPPC • IBMNWS • MacPPC • MVMEPPC • OFPPC • PReP • RS/6000 • Sandpoint | MacPPC G5 (runs in 32-bit mode) | --- |
| Azure RTOS ThreadX | 6.4.1 | 2024.02.29. | ThreadX | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Trampoline | dev | 2024.02.29. | Trampoline | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| CruxPPC | 3.7 | 2024.02.19. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Installer • Rust package • FFmpeg package | Installer • Rust package • FFmpeg package | --- |
| Debian | 12.5 | 2024.02.10. | Linux | Y | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | 12.0 (sid) Netinstall (Tier-2 support only) | 12.0 (sid) Netinstall (Tier-2 support only) | Mini • NetInst • DVD |
| T2 SDE | 24.2 | 2024.02.06. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Desktop (GLibC) | 32/64 Desktop (GLibC) | Desktop (GLibC) |
| POK | dev | 2024.02.03. | POK | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Arch Linux | RR | 2024.01.24. | Linux | Y | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | Installer | Installer | Installer |
| Adélie Linux | 1.0-Beta5 | 2023.12.10. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Installer • Live KDE • Live LxQt • Live MATE • Live XFCE • Mini ROOTFS • Full ROOTFS | Installer • Live KDE • Live LxQt • Live MATE • Live XFCE • Mini ROOTFS • Full ROOTFS | --- |
| FreeBSD | 14.0 | 2023.11.20. | BSD | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Boot only • CD • DVD • Boot only SPE • CD SPE • DVD SPE | Boot only • CD • DVD | Boot only • CD • DVD |
| Xubuntu | 9.04 | 2023.10.05. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Wii Image | --- | --- |
| Xenomai | 3.2.4 | 2023.09.14. | Linux | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Yocto Project | 4.2.3 | 2023.09.01. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Git source repo for MPC8315 • Build Appliance | --- | --- |
| Fienix | 6.0.2 | 2023.08.07. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Apple, CHRP-compliant | Apple, CHRP-compliant • AmigaOne X1000 / X5000 • AmigaOne X1000 / X5000 (no boot partition) | --- |
| AOSC OS | RR | 2023.07.11. | Linux | Y | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | BuildKit 2020.10.22. | BuildKit 2020.10.22. | LiveKit • Server • Desktop • Base • Container • BuildKit |
| RODOS | 202 | 2023.06.19. | RODOS | Y | F | N | N | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| CirrOS | 0.5.3 | 2023.05.30. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Disk • Initramfs • Kernel | Disk • Initramfs • Kernel | Disk • Initramfs • Kernel |
| MorphOS | 3.18 | 2023.05.13. | Amiga | Y | S | N | N | Y | N | N | Generic • Genesi Efika / ACube Sam460 / AmigaOne X5000 | Apple (Power Mac / iMac) G5 | --- |
| OpenSUSE Tumbleweed | RR | 2023.05.10. | Linux | Y | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | --- | DVD • NET | DVD • NET • MicroOS • Kubic |
| Gentoo | RR | 2023.05.02. | Linux | Y | F | O | N | Y | Y | Y | Minimal installation CD • Stage 3 openRC • Stage 3 musl hardened OpenRC • Stage 3 systemd • Stage 3 systemd merged user | Stage 3 openRC • Stage 3 musl hardened OpenRC • Stage 3 systemd • Stage 3 systemd merged user | Minimal installation CD • Stage 3 openRC • Stage 3 POWER9 OpenRC • Stage 3 systemd • Stage 3 POWER9 systemd • Stage 3 musl hardened OpenRC • Stage 3 POWER9 musl hardened openRC • Stage 3 systemd merged user • Stage 3 POWER9 systemd merged user • Stage 3 POWER9 desktop OpenRC • Stage 3 POWER 9 desktop systemd merged user |
| OpenWrt | 22.03.5 | 2023.05.01. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | N | N | Y | Freescale MPC85xx | --- | --- |
| Evilnat | 4.90 | 2023.03.08. | BSD | Y | F | N | N | N | N | Y | --- | PlayStation 3 (Cobra [CEX] [noBD] and [noBD + noBT] versions) | --- |
| AROS | nb 2023 03 06 | 2023.03.06. | Amiga | Y | F | N | N | Y | N | N | ACube Sam440(EP)/460 • ACube Sam440(EP)/460 Contrib | --- | --- |
| FreeRTOS | 202212.01 | 2023.03.04. | FreeRTOS | Y | F | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Source for Virtex 4 and 5 (PowerPC 405 and 440) | --- | --- |
| CellOS | 4.90 | 2023.02.28. | BSD | Y | C | N | N | N | N | Y | --- | PlayStation 3 | --- |
| RTEMS | 5.3 | 2023.02.10. | RTEMS | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | Source | --- |
| ChibiOS/RT | 21.11.3 | 2022.12.29. | ChibiOS | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Zephyr RTOS | dev | 2022.12.23. | Zephyr | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | Source | Source |
| Haiku | R1/Beta 4 | 2022.12.23. | BeOS | P | F | N | N | Y | N | N | Source | Source | --- |
| HelenOS | 0.12.1 | 2022.12.13. | HelenOS | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | PowerMac G4 | --- | --- |
| IBM AIX | 7.3 TL1 | 2022.12.02. | UNIX | Y | C | N | N | Y | Y | N | --- | Torrent (7.1) • Torrent (7.3) | --- |
| uC/OS | 3.08.02 | 2022.12.02. | uC/OS | Y | C | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Linux From Scratch Non-IA | 11.2 | 2022.09.07. | Linux | Y | F | O | N | Y | Y | Y | Source | Source | --- |
| Glasnost | 2022.05-1 | 2022.05.01. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | --- | chroot | chroot |
| Akaros | 4th ed. | 2022.02.24. | Plan 9 | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | N | Source | Source | --- |
| BonSlack | 15.0 | 2022.02.06. | Linux | Y | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | see HowTo | see HowTo | see HowTo |
| G'DOS | dev | 2021.05.03. | G'DOS | Y | F | N | N | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Ataraxia GNU/Linux | 20210503 | 2021.05.03. | Linux | ? | F | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | --- | Source 2021.05.03. • Installer 2020.11.01. | Source 2021.05.03. • Installer 2020.11.01. |
| Toddler-NG | dev | 2021.05.03. | Toddler | Y | F | N | N | N | Y | N | Source | Source | --- |
| MintPPC | 19 | 2021.04.17. | Linux | Y | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | Instructions • AmigaOne X5000 image (2020.11.18.) | Instructions | --- |
| Amiga OS4 | 4.1 FE U2 | 2021.01.12. | Amiga | Y | C | N | N | Y | N | N | 4.0 | 32-bit mode | --- |
| Ferrox | 4.87 | 2020.12.31. | BSD | Y | F | N | N | N | N | Y | --- | PlayStation 3 | --- |
| CentOS | 7.9 | 2020.11.12. | Linux | Y | F | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | --- | POWER7 Everything • POWER7 Minimal • POWER7 NetInstall | POWER8 Everything • POWER8 Minimal • POWER8 NetInstall • POWER9 Everything • POWER9 Minimal • POWER9 NetInstall |
| MATE PowerPC Remix | 0.9.1 | 2020.09.16. | Linux | ? | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | For AmigaOS4 capable machines | For AmigaOS4 capable machines | --- |
| Ubuntu | 16.04.7 | 2020.08.13. | Linux | P | F | R | N | Y | Y | Y | Generic Netinst • e500mc • Lubuntu Remix | Generic Netinst | Generic Netinst • HWE Netinst |
| PowerEL | 7 | 2020.06.22. | Linux | Y | F | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | --- | POWER8 | POWER8 |
| REBUG | 4.86.1 | 2020.04.01. | BSD | Y | F | N | N | N | N | Y | --- | PlayStation 3 (REX 4.84.2) • PlayStation 3 (Lite) • PlayStation 3 (D-REX 4.84.2) • PlayStation 3 (DECR Lite 4.84.1) | --- |
| eChronos | 3.0.5 | 2019.01.23. | eChronos | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | e500 (Linux hosted) • Source | --- | --- |
| pico]OS fork | 1.1.1 | 2017.02.02. | pico]OS | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| JetOS | dev | 2016.12.19. | POK | ? | ? | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| RTAI | 4.1.1 | 2015.09.28. | Linux | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| Finnix | 111 | 2015.06.13. | Linux | P | F | N | N | Y | N | N | Generic | Generic | --- |
| Inferno | 4th ed. | 2015.03.28. | Plan 9 | ? | F | N | N | Y | Y | N | Source | Source | --- |
| Plan 9 | 4th ed. | 2015.01.10. | Plan 9 | ? | F | N | N | Y | Y | N | Source | Source | --- |
| Cross Linux From Scratch | 3.0.0 | 2014.10.18. | Linux | Y | F | O | N | Y | Y | Y | SysVInit • systemd | SysVInit • systemd | --- |
| QNX | 6.5.0 SP1 | 2014.05.16. | QNX | Y | C | N | Y | N | N | Y | Boards | Boards | --- |
| L4Ka Pistachio | v4 | 2014.03.12. | L4 | ? | F | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Source | Source | --- |
| RTuinOS | 1.0.2 | 2013.08.26. | RTuinOS | ? | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| pico]OS | 1.0.4 | 2012.07.12. | pico]OS | ? | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Source | --- | --- |
| EPOS | 1.1 | 2011.10.18. | EPOS | Y | C | N | Y | N | N | Y | OpenEPOS 1.1 | --- | --- |
| eCos | 3.0 | 2009.03.01. | eCos | Y | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | Exist | --- | --- |
| Symobi | 1.4 | 2007.10.22. | Symobi | ? | C | N | Y | N | N | Y | Pegasos II (1.1) | --- | --- |
| XMK | 0.1.1a | 2004.10.03. | XMK | ? | F | N | Y | N | N | Y | 0.1.1 source • 0.1.1a patch | --- | --- |
