There are several options as to which distributions of Linux you can install OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora8, Gentoo and Debian. But don't cry Sony has not left us completely in the dark! The XMB menu system has an option to partition the hard disk and install another operating system which I will be guiding you through the use of in this how-to. So we are left to figure this one out for ourselves. There was a lot of noise in the beginning of the PS3's marketing-hype-launch that the console would have Linux pre-loaded, but Sony came to their senses when they realized how much more work that was going to be for them.

However, it did not allow for any functionality of the DVD-ROM because Sony thought you might start using your PS2 to rip off all their games. Some of you may remember that the PS2 could run a strange version of the open source OS with a bought package that gave you a 40GB HDD, a keyboard and a mouse.

Linux on Sony hardware has been done before, but not to any great success. TV/Monitor hooked up with HDMI or Component (min.

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