The company seems more than happy to allow end users to extend the power of the large black video game console, and it's a bit of a snub in the face of Microsoft (which as locked down the Xbox 360 so tight that no one has figured out how to easily install Linux to this day) that installing Linux is a simple menu option in the console menu and a reboot that enables you to install a distro. Installing Linux on a Playstation 3 (PS3) is easy, and it's actually supported and encouraged by Sony.

Back-up all of your data, since there is a high likelihood that installing Linux will replace your files.Įven in instances where it appears the data will be safe, such as making a new partition for the install, you should still plan for failure: sometimes you can install data safely on a partition, but in doing so you make the entire disk inoperable and must reformat and reset he machine to a factory default state.

First, for an expensive device such as the Sony PS3, make sure you understand the warranty and any risks of damaging the device before you install an alternative operating system.

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