Linux for PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 is capable to run Linux operating systems installed on the console hard disk. Yellow Dog Linux offer an official distro for the console [1], but other distros like Fedora Core, Gentoo and Ubuntu Linux are also compatible.
History
Sony is approaching with Linux since 2000s in PlayStation 2 marketing when they promoted and officialy released the PS2 Linux Kit sold in a package with keyboard, mouse hard disk and modem.
Originally Sony stated that they were going to pre-install Linux on the PS3’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]
Soon after the PS3 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 PS3.
Distros
Ubuntu, Fedora Core 5, Gentoo and Debian have been run on the PS3;[3][4][5][6] Fedora Core 6 has also been managed to run on the PS3 although it requires many more steps to get it properly working. The Sony-sponsored Yellow Dog Linux for the PS3 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.[7]
External links
- psubuntu.com – How to install Ubuntu Linux on a Playstation 3
Wikibooks Linux Guide has a page concerning the
PlayStation 3
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/ydl/
- ^ manuals.playstation.net
- ^ [1]
- ^ youtube.com
- ^ whitesanjuro.googlepages.com
- ^ Debian Live for PS3. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ Boyes, Emma (2006-11-27). Yellow Dog Linux launches for PS3. gamespot. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
