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All POWER CPU's from [[POWER3]] onward support both big-endian (BE) and little-endian (LE) modes.<ref>[https://catfox.life/2018/11/03/clearing-confusion-regarding-modern-powerpc-endianness/ Clearing confusion regarding modern PowerPC endianness]</ref> This is in contrast to x86, which supports only little-endian mode.
 
All POWER CPU's from [[POWER3]] onward support both big-endian (BE) and little-endian (LE) modes.<ref>[https://catfox.life/2018/11/03/clearing-confusion-regarding-modern-powerpc-endianness/ Clearing confusion regarding modern PowerPC endianness]</ref> This is in contrast to x86, which supports only little-endian mode.
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Some distros only support BE; others only support LE; others support both. See the [[Operating System Compatibility List]] to check support in your preferred distro.
  
 
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Revision as of 11:52, 22 February 2023

All POWER CPU's from POWER3 onward support both big-endian (BE) and little-endian (LE) modes.[1] This is in contrast to x86, which supports only little-endian mode.

Operating System Support

Some distros only support BE; others only support LE; others support both. See the Operating System Compatibility List to check support in your preferred distro.

References