Which Linux To Install On PS3?

If you want to install and use Linux on the PlayStation 3 or PS3 there are somethings that you need to know. The first is that you can’t install Linux on all PlayStation 3 models notably you cannot install Linux or any other operating system on the CECH-2000 series systems of PlayStation or PS3.

The Linux kernel (the heart of the operating system) has supported PlayStation 3 since version 2.6.21 was produced and that means that when you install Linux version 2.6.21 or above on your PlayStation 3 console you will not need any patches or mods.

So after the good news that you can use Linux 2.6.21without modification for the PlayStation

Which Linux is the best to run?

Without a doubt the most popular Linux version in existence today is Ubuntu, it is being used as an alternative operating system by a lot computer manufacturers especially of netbooks and that is because it is cheaper and runs better than Vista/Windows.

The best release of Ubuntu to run on your PlayStation 3 is Ubuntu 9.10. When you purchase Ubuntu you will also get bundled free copies of; OpenOffice.org’s Office Suite of products, Rhythmbox, Mozilla Firefox the web browser, GIMP, Pidgin and Evolution.

One of the first Linux developers to create a copy of Linux to run on the PlayStation 3 was Yellow Dog Linux and from version Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 users of the Sony PlayStation 3 have been able to take advantage of this great Linux OS.

When you buy Yellow Dog you also get the same free applications as with Ubuntu which is a plus.

If you are using HDTV or SDTV then Yellow Dog is probably the best Linux OS to use because it has been specifically configured to work with those TV definitions.

Two other Linux OS will work with PlayStation 3 and these include Fedora from version 7, though by far and a way the best Fedora to use is Fedora 10.

OpenSUSE 10.3 is a free to use version of Linux and works perfectly well on PlayStation 3 but is will without a doubt use more of your system resources to run as an OS because of the way it was written.

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