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You want to compile and develop; you want to tweak and enhance. You need the right tools -- tools made for Linux on machines like POWER servers. You're in the right place. This is a treasure trove of tools and resources for nearly any imaginable need for running Linux on Power Architecture technology and running it well.

Some of our favorite sources:

• Power Architecture technology
• Power.org
• Linux on Power
• Linux on Power Architecture developer's corner: Library
• "A developer's guide to POWER architecture"
• Porting to Linux
• Linux on Power developers' server resources
• Power Architecture Zone editor's notebook (blog)

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Technology-related resources, including tutorials, toolkits, and downloads:

• IBM developer kit for Linux
• Linux on Power Architecture developer's corner: Downloads
• Power Architecture technology
• IBM Performance Simulator for Linux on POWER
• Linux on Power Open Source Repository
• Power Architecture technology technical library

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Various resources where you can find the Linux on Power Architecture information you need:

• Linux on Power wiki
• Linux on Power blog
• New to Power Architecture technology
• New to Linux on Power Architecture
• An introduction to Linux on Power
• Linux on Power Binary Compatibility
• IBM Virtual Innovation Center for Linux on Power

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Places where you can talk about the OpenPower Project, developing for Linux on Power Architecture, ask your peers for opinions, and offer yours:

• Linux on Power Architecture technical forum
• Power Architecture forum
• PenguinPPC
• PPCZone forums
• PPCNUX (German)
• Japan PPC Linux user's group (Japanese)
• Linux on Power community resources
• Power Architecture newsgroups
• Power Architecture Community Newsletter

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A collection of Web sites with resources, reviews, and news:

• PowerPC Kernel Archives
• PPC Nerds
• Slashdot
• Penguin PPC

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The basic structure. The flexible Power Architecture technology supports many Linux distributions; here are some of the most popular:

• CRUX PPC
• Debian GNU/Linux
• Fedora
• Gentoo Linux
• OpenSUSE
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• ROCK Linux
• Slackintosh
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• Ubuntu
• Yellow Dog Linux

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