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"Topic: Which is the best type of linux version to install on my ps3?

valczir ~ *DISCLAIMER* I'm a senior at Bethel University and a computer science major, so things that seem easy to me may seem difficult to others. Also, I'm very biased against GNOME because they don't allow much costomization, have an ugly interface, sucky applications, and because it's bloated almost as much as Windows is. ...Ok, maybe not that bloated, but it's closer than most other interfaces available for linux. *END_DISCLAIMER*

Ubuntu will be one of the slowest distros, as it's one of the worst optimized out there (in return for being pretty darn easy to use). SuSE is about the same, 'cept that it uses RPM rather than Aptitude for package management (personally, I prefer Aptitude). I'd strongly recommend going with xubuntu rather than ubuntu - XFCE4 isn't nearly as bloated as GNOME. Worst case, use kubuntu, 'cause even though KDE is bloated, it runs about as fast as GNOME and has tons more features.

Yellow Dog is pretty much the best PPC distro, and the PS3 is PPC, so I'd suggest at least trying it. Also, it has the best graphical interface around: e17, which is faster even than XFCE4 and prettier than KDE. It's a little weird to get used to, but it's an amazing interface. The one thing I don't like about Yellow Dog is that it uses a modified version of RPM for its package manager.

My personal favorite is Gentoo, no doubt about it. It has the best package manager out there (portage) and is probably the fastest linux distro you can get. The disadvantage to gentoo is that it's really hard to install on your average computer.

However, installing gentoo on a PS3 is a cinch. You just have to set up your hard drive, then extract a .tar.gz file (linux's version of .zip) to the main partition, then reboot. And you're done. Of course, you still have to install a few things, which can be difficult if you're not comfortable with the linux command line, but if you're willing to learn, this is the best distro out there.

If you want to try installing gentoo, I can link you to a good guide. Otherwise, I strongly recommend trying YDL first. If you don't like it or can't get it installed (I've never tried YDL - gentoo is the only thing I've installed on any computer in a couple years, with the exception of my grandma's computer, which runs xubuntu), try xubuntu. It will run significantly quicker than normal ubuntu or kubuntu, and the interface is pretty smooth.

In summary:

#1) Gentoo [if you can handle the command line] (you decide which programs to use - gentoo essentially becomes your operating system, built by you, for you, also has the best package manager out there and runs the fastest due to optimized binaries compiled for your specific hardware, which isn't actually all that important on the PS3, but i digress)
#2) Yellow Dog Linux (best window manager, designed for PPC; however, uses modified RPM for package management, which sucks)
#3) Xubuntu (good desktop environment, uses aptitude, which is ok)
#4) Kubuntu (mediocre desktop environment, mediocre package management)
#5) ubuntu (sucky desktop environment, mediocre package management)"

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