Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

How to Turn a PlayStation 3 Into a Linux PC

Posted by timothy on from the sleek-box-of-ubuntu dept.

MahariBalzitch writes "Popular Mechanics shows step by step guide on how to install Ubuntu Linux on a PlayStation 3 and still keep the PS3 gaming functionality. Now I just need to get my hands on a PS3." Not bad specs for the price, either, since Blu-Ray players still aren't cheap. And though the article calls the procedure "somewhat complicated," it's a lot simpler than was installing Linux from floppies not so many years ago.

1 of 276 comments (clear)

  1. Why Ubuntu? They dropped PPC support by chriseh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't get it. Ubuntu officially dropped PPC support last year.

    So, why would Popular Mechanics recommend Ubuntu when you could download Yellow Dog Linux (for free as well from public mirrors), which is developed by the company hired by Sony to develop linux for the PS3. This sounds somewhat odd.

    Disclaimer: I work for Terra Soft Solutions, so I've clearly got a bias here.