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Old May 3rd, 2005
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Default Limewire on a PPC Distro
Am I correct in assuming that Limewire won't run of a Linux PPC distro
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Old May 4th, 2005
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afaik the only java available on Linux PPC is from IBM, and the last time someone tried it they couldn't get past the splash screen.

Give it a try, and let us know if you have better luck.
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Old May 6th, 2005
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And I thought Java was portable. Write once, debug
everywhere.
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Old May 11th, 2005
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Hey I've found a fix for Limewire on PPC. Seems it was a missing font in the IBM Java. I put the details here for a workaround:

http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=882
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