Editing PowerPC (section)

== Operating systems ==
Operating systems that work on the PowerPC architecture are generally divided into those that are oriented toward the general-purpose PowerPC systems, and those oriented toward the [[Embedded system|embedded]] PowerPC systems.

===Native===
*[[AmigaOS 4]]
*[[Classic Mac OS]] from [[System 7]].1.2; and [[Copland (operating system)|Copland]]
*[[BeOS]] R5 Pro
**[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]], experimental<ref>{{cite web| url = https://download.haiku-os.org/nightly-images/ppc/| title = PowerPC - Unsupported Builds| website = Haiku Files| access-date = January 14, 2022| archive-date = January 14, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220114081611/https://download.haiku-os.org/nightly-images/ppc/| url-status = live}}</ref>
*[[IBM i]]; formerly named i5/OS, originally OS/400
*[[MorphOS]]
*[[Plan 9 from Bell Labs|Plan 9]]
*[[Inferno (operating system)|Inferno]]
*[[POSIX]]: [[Unix]], [[Unix-like]]
**[[Rhapsody (operating system)|Rhapsody]] through [[Mac OS X Leopard]] 10.5.8
**[[IBM AIX|AIX]]
**[[Workplace OS]], including a port of [[OS/2]]
**[[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html|title=FreeBSD/ppc Project|publisher=Freebsd.org|access-date=August 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813165650/http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html|archive-date=August 13, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
**[[NetBSD]]
**[[OpenBSD]], 32-bit macppc<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openbsd.org/macppc.html|title=OpenBSD/macppc|publisher=Openbsd.org|access-date=August 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706120107/http://www.openbsd.org/macppc.html|archive-date=July 6, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
**[[Linux]]
***[[Arch Linux]], supported in unofficial port<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArchPOWER - an unofficial port of Archlinux to powerpc64le and riscv64 |url=https://archlinuxpower.org/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=archlinuxpower.org}}</ref>
***[[CRUX#CRUX PPC|CRUX PPC]] through 2.0.1.1
***[[Debian]]:
****32-bit ''powerpc'' a released port since ''potato''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/|title=PowerPC Port|publisher=Debian|access-date=August 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830041154/http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/|archive-date=August 30, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
****64-bit big-endian ''[[ppc64]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.debian.org/PPC64|title=Debian PPC64 Port|publisher=Debian|access-date=July 4, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627080559/http://wiki.debian.org/PPC64|archive-date=June 27, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> in mostly stalled development
****64-bit little-endian ''[[ppc64]]le'' a released port since ''jessie''
***[[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]
***[[Gentoo Linux]], with 32-bit ''ppc'' releases and 64-bit ''[[ppc64]]'' releases<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:PowerPC|title=Project:PowerPC|work=Gentoo Wiki|access-date=January 14, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115071651/https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:PowerPC|url-status=live}}</ref>
***[[MintPPC]], support for Old World and New World 32/64-bit Macs based on Linux Mint LXDE and Debian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mintppc.org|title=MintPPC|access-date=October 3, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013025534/http://mintppc.org/|archive-date=October 13, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
***[[MkLinux]], Mach-kernel based distribution for older Macs, officially launched by Apple
***[[openSUSE]]
***[[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chapter 1. Architectures|url = https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.1_Release_Notes/chap-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7.1_Release_Notes-Architectures.html|website = access.redhat.com|access-date = 2015-12-06|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208172326/https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.1_Release_Notes/chap-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7.1_Release_Notes-Architectures.html|archive-date = December 8, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> 
***[[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]]
***[[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#head-8d764a92cbe82911913d972b8189698f9f04e6f3|title=PowerPCFAQ - Ubuntu Wiki|publisher=Wiki.ubuntu.com|access-date=August 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225062600/https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#head-8d764a92cbe82911913d972b8189698f9f04e6f3|archive-date=February 25, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
***[[Yellow Dog Linux]], full support for 32/64-bit; PS3
***[[Void Linux]], support in third-party fork<ref>{{cite web |url=https://voidlinux-ppc.org/ |title=Void Linux for PowerPC/Power ISA (unofficial) |access-date=2020-10-27 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030072214/https://voidlinux-ppc.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for 32-bit and 64-bit (big-endian and little-endian)
**[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] 2.5.1 PowerPC edition on the PReP platform
***[[OpenSolaris]], experimental<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labs.oracle.com/spotlight/2006/2006-06-14-SolarisPPC.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807061921/http://labs.oracle.com/spotlight/2006/2006-06-14-SolarisPPC.html |archive-date=August 7, 2011|title=Embedded Solaris on PowerPC|publisher=Research.sun.com|date=June 14, 2006| access-date=August 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+ppc-dev/WebHome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807060150/http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+ppc-dev/WebHome |archive-date=August 7, 2011| title=Solaris PowerPC Port at OpenSolaris.org|publisher=Opensolaris.org|date=October 2, 2006|access-date= August 16, 2009}}</ref>
*[[JavaOS]]
*[[Windows NT]] 3.5,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/NT3.5PPC|title=Windows NT 3.5 for PowerPC|date=November 9, 1994}}</ref> 3.51 and 4.0
*[[ReactOS]], PowerPC port no longer under active development<ref>{{Cite web|title = ReactOS ports - ReactOS Wiki|url = https://www.reactos.org/wiki/ReactOS_ports|website = www.reactos.org|access-date = 2015-12-06|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160227154523/https://reactos.org/wiki/ReactOS_ports|archive-date = February 27, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[GameCube]], [[Wii system software|Wii]], and [[Wii U system software|Wii U]] system software
*[[Xbox 360 system software]]
*[[PlayStation 3 system software|CellOS]] for [[PlayStation 3]]
*[[HelenOS]]

=== Embedded ===
*[https://www.mss.ca/m-rtos M-RTOS]
*[[VxWorks]]
*VxWorks 653
*[[Nucleus RTOS]]
*LiveDevices RTA-OSEKLive
*[[OS-9|Microware OS-9]]
*[[MikroTik#RouterOS|MikroTik RouterOS]]
*[[MontaVista Software|MontaVista Linux]]
*[[Wind River Linux]]
*[[QNX]]
*[[Cisco IOS]]
*Cisco AireOS
*[[LynxOS]]
*[[PikeOS]] RTOS and virtualization platform from [[SYSGO]]
*ELinOS embedded Linux
*[[eCos]]
*[[Broadcom]] BCM Tech
*[[RTEMS]]
*BlueCat embedded [[Linux]] from [[LynuxWorks]]
*[[Operating System Embedded]] (OSE) from [[ENEA AB]]
*[[Integrity (operating system)|Integrity]]
*[[Juniper Networks]] [[Junos]] router and switch OS
*[[FreeRTOS]]
*Deos<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ddci.com/products_deos_do_178c_arinc_653/|title=DO-178C Certifiable Avionics RTOS with ARINC 653 & FACE Support|website=DDC-I|access-date=January 14, 2018|archive-date=August 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808194716/https://www.ddci.com/products_deos_do_178c_arinc_653/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*SCIOPTA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciopta.com/cpu/cpu.html|title=Supported CPUs|website=SCIOPTA Systems AG|access-date=January 14, 2018|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101001334/http://www.sciopta.com/cpu/cpu.html|url-status=live}}</ref> RTOS, certified according [[IEC61508]], EN50128 and ISO26262
*Embedded PowerPC Operating System by IBM<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csit-sun.pub.ro/~cpop/Documentatie_SMP/IBM_PowerPC/750fxQuickStart.pdf |title=PowerPC 750FX Evaluation Kit Quick Setup for Windows |access-date=2018-01-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220556/http://www.csit-sun.pub.ro/~cpop/Documentatie_SMP/IBM_PowerPC/750fxQuickStart.pdf |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>