Re: No more powerpc64 kernel ?

John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <[email protected]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:16:21 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.powerpc
Message-ID <d8c831e5613ad29f0ce0aef141b6e707ab11083c.camel@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Hello Cedar,

On Mon, 2026-03-02 at 13:51 -0600, Cedar Maxwell wrote:
> What action is necessary for users of the 64-bit kernel on applicable machines (e.g. G5s)?

First, add "ppc64" as an architecture in dpkg:

# dpkg --add-architecture
# apt update

Then install the kernel:

# apt install linux-image-powerpc64:ppc64

This should be it. Let me know if it works.

Adrian

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