Linux for PlayStation 3

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Ubuntu Linux installed on a PS3

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.^[1]

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.

Ubuntu, Fedora Core 5 and Gentoo have been run on the PS3;^[2]^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

Because we have plans for having Linux on board [the PS3], we also recognize Linux programming activities… Other than game studios tied to official developer licenses, we'd like to see various individuals participate in content creation for the PS3.

—Izumi Kawanishi, Izumi Kawanishi

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