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AlmaLinux · Rocky · Fedora · CentOS Stream · openSUSE · Ubuntu
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Download, install, done. No registration, no license keys, no vendor lock-in. These distributions ship ppc64le ISOs ready for your Power hardware — or emulate with QEMU.
RHEL-compatible, community-driven. Perfect for production workloads that need long-term stability without a subscription.
Bug-for-bug RHEL compatible. Created by the original CentOS founder. Enterprise-grade, fully free, ppc64le included since day one.
Cutting-edge packages, latest kernels, upstream of RHEL. Ideal for development, testing, and staying ahead of the curve on Power.
Upstream of RHEL. Rolling-release development stream — see tomorrow's enterprise Linux today. Great for CI/CD and testing.
Shares DNA with SUSE Linux Enterprise. YaST management, Btrfs snapshots, zypper. Stable and enterprise-ready, totally free.
The world's most popular Linux for servers. Snap packages, excellent container support, and massive community. LTS on Power.
Need enterprise support?
For production environments requiring vendor SLAs, certified hardware compatibility, and enterprise lifecycle management — the premium distributions have you covered.
The gold standard for enterprise Linux on Power. IBM-certified, fully supported, with 10-year lifecycle. RHEL powers the world's most critical Power infrastructure.
EnterpriseEnterprise-grade with first-class Power support. Live patching, LTSS, SAP-certified. SUSE has been running on Power since the early days.
EnterpriseNeed help choosing? Talk to us — we're IBM & Red Hat partners and can help you find the right fit.
No Power hardware? No problem.
You can emulate ppc64le on any x86 machine using QEMU and virt-manager. We wrote a full guide showing how to boot AlmaLinux and openSUSE on Power — from your laptop.
Read the guideLinux runs on Power. Download it.
Six free distributions. Real ISOs. No registration walls. Your Power hardware is already waiting.