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12-16-2008

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Originally Posted by zaxxon

Due to PPC technology you will be limited to either an old AIX version or some PPC Linux. I also remember NT4.0 had support for PPC, but I doubt you want that one Smilie

I don't know what your needs are but if it is Video stuff, maybe this is useful for you:
Ubuntu Studio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also there is a faq for PPC related to Ubuntu etc., check the links:
Where to download Ubuntu for PowerPC and other frequently asked questions - Ubuntu Forums

After doing some reading Ive realized that the system I have is a Power 3 system, I believe the precursor to PPC. Now I'm wondering if anything will work on it?

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what-patch

WHAT-PATCH(1)						      General Commands Manual						     WHAT-PATCH(1)

NAME

       what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses

SYNOPSIS

       what-patch [options]

DESCRIPTION

       what-patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch system the Debian package is using.

       what-patch should be run from the root directory of the Debian source package.

OPTIONS

       Listed below are the command line options for what-patch:

       -h, --help
	      Display a help message and exit.

       -v     Enable verbose mode.  This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the debian/ directory and report any additional
	      details about the patch system if available.

AUTHORS

       what-patch was written by Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>, Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and  Daniel  Hahler  <ubuntu@thequod.de>,
       among others.  This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>.

       Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.

SEE ALSO

       The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems

       cdbs-edit-patch(1), dbs-edit-patch(1), dpatch-edit-patch(1)

DEBIAN
								 Debian Utilities						     WHAT-PATCH(1)