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* [http://mirror.anl.gov/yellowdog/iso/yellowdog-5.0.1-phoenix-20070511-PS3.iso | Download of Yellow Dog (Warning when clicked will begin download, size is 3.5 GB's and must not be interrupted unless you want to cancel)] |
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* [http://psubuntu.com/ psubuntu.com] - How to install Ubuntu Linux on a PlayStation 3 |
* [http://psubuntu.com/ psubuntu.com] - How to install Ubuntu Linux on a PlayStation 3 |
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* [http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3/ overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3] - Install Gentoo on Playstation 3 |
* [http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3/ overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3] - Install Gentoo on Playstation 3 |
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Revision as of 22:52, 11 September 2007
The PlayStation 3 is capable of running Linux operating systems if installed on the console hard disk. Yellow Dog Linux offers an official distribution for the console,[1] but other distributions like Fedora, Gentoo and Ubuntu are also compatible.
History
Since the start of the 2000s, Sony has used the fact that the PlayStation 2 can run Linux in their marketing. They promoted and officially released the PS2 Linux Kit, which contains a keyboard, mouse, hard disk and network adapter.
Originally Sony stated that they were going to pre-install Linux on the PlayStation 3's hard drive, but current units shipping do not include Linux pre-installed. Instead, Sony has made an option in the XMB menu to install other operating systems.[2]. Sony has been quoted in an interview stating, "it was fully intended that you, a PS3 owner, could play games, watch movies, view photos, listen to music, and run a full-featured Linux operating system that transforms your PS3 into a home computer."[3]
Soon after the PlayStation 3 launch, Sony released an "OtherOS" application that allowed booting into Linux and an Addon CD image that modded the selected distribution's kernel to properly run on the PlayStation 3.
Distributions
Ubuntu, Fedora Core 5, Gentoo and Debian have been run on the PlayStation 3;[4][5][6][7] Fedora Core 6 has also been managed to run on the PlayStation 3 although it requires many more steps to get it properly working. More recently the new Fedora 7 also installs easily on PlayStation 3, using the default installer. The Sony-sponsored Yellow Dog Linux for the PlayStation 3 was released on November 27, 2006 to the YDL.net community, and was released on DVD on December 11, 2006, and finally as a publicly available image in late December.[8]
External links
- | Download of Yellow Dog (Warning when clicked will begin download, size is 3.5 GB's and must not be interrupted unless you want to cancel)
- psubuntu.com - How to install Ubuntu Linux on a PlayStation 3
- overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3 - Install Gentoo on Playstation 3
References
- ^ http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/
- ^ Playstation Manual
- ^ "Yellow Dog Linux launches for PS3". Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ^ [1]
- ^ youtube.com
- ^ whitesanjuro.googlepages.com
- ^ "Debian Live for PS3". Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ Boyes, Emma (2006-11-27). "Yellow Dog Linux launches for PlayStation 3". gamespot. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
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