The instructions contained in this page will work if you have the Play Station 3 firmware version 1.60 and a few later versions but not any firmware from March 2010 onwards!!įirmware update 3.21 (April 1st 2010) removed the 'Other OS' option, you either have the choice to play on PSN or install Linux, you can no longer do both. This page gives instructions on how to install Xubuntu, Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu onto a Play Station 3. Aside from playing games, it also offers an option to install other operating systems such as Linux. The Play Station 3 is a video game console created by Sony Corp. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND UNTIL THIS PAGE IS UPDATED! UBUNTU 8.10 HAS BEEN RELEASED AND A PS3 VERSION IS AVAILABLE FOR UBUNTU.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS HELP PAGE IS OUT OF DATE.

So please avoid getting the new bios Also please complain to Sony! April 2010. The latest firmware upgrade for the bios apparently prevents any operating systems (such as Ubuntu) from being installed.

Install kboot and Boot into the Live CD.

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