Mixed News for Mac Users
Those of you with pre–Intel era PowerPC Macs (such as those with G3, G4, and G5 processors) may be aware that previous Ubuntu releases have been available in PowerPC versions. Unfortunately, as of the Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn release, this is no longer the case. This means that if you are a PowerPC Mac user, you will have to use one of the older Ubuntu releases or use an unofficial, community-supported release of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (more on that name in the following section) for PowerPCs (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/).
Of course, if you are using an Intel-based Mac, you're in luck: The disc that comes with this book will work on your Mac. After all, the i in i386 stands for "Intel."
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