*You will need CFW (DEX ver) on an older PS3 (any FAT or early slim models) to install Linux at all. Ubuntu 16.04 installer does not actually work. you will need to convert red ribbon Linux 14.03 (one of the final Linux distros & versions to be released on the PS3) and convert it into a Ubuntu install. *These are just general tips on how to convert red ribbon Linux. not a full guide. Once red ribbon is installed, you will need to change your repository from the debain repository (and also remove the red-ribbon since the disto is completely dead, including there repos). To a supported Ubuntu repo. such as the mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca mirror (ideally in IP address form such as this in the /etc/fstab: deb http://129.97.134.71/ubuntu-ports xenial main universe multiverse restricted also you will need "sudo apt-get update", just apt does not work. First you will need to purge some of the red ribbon packages. Especially the Plymouth theme package and a few others. You must keep the red-ribbon kernel package though, since it contains the drivers for Ubuntu to run on PS3. It is also recommended to remove lxde since it is the red ribbon version and not the standard or Lubuntu versions. you will also go though "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" to get up to date. You will also need the red ribbon installer in case something goes wrong, such as failing to boot, so you can chroot into Ubuntu to fix. As well navigate to the apt cache folder "/var/cache/apt/archives" to reinstall deb files if need bee, as well as the "dpkg --force-all -i package.deb" command to get some critical system files back up and running if a dependency is not in apt cache. When installing a GUI, use Lubuntu-desktop and lightdm, since sddm is very heavy (you might need to install sddm first though, so you can bring up a selection screen when installing lightdm to enable lightdm). Do not install plasma-desktop, partly due to the lack of GPU, but expecally due to very heavy swap usage, It perform very poorly, so avoid. LXQt is very unstable and requires sddm installed and lubuntu purged, so avoid. If need Firefox, install firefox-esr rather then Firefox standard. Also can install ssh & tightvncserver PS3 only has 256MB of System Memory (and 256MB of video memory that is not suable at all, especially as system memory). Date: March 10th 2022 Sources: Debian ports official site Good main source of Red Ribbon Linux Debian wiki on the PPC64 ISA Note that PPC64 cant run PPC64el binary's Debian releases page PS3 Tech specs https://askubuntu.com/questions/833735/kernel-panic-on-boot-run-init-sbin-init-no-such-file-or-directory#906493 https://askubuntu.com/questions/74523/how-can-i-install-a-package-without-installing-some-dependencies https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/apt-error-temporary-failure-resolving-deb-debian-org https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1064 https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/switch-display-manager-from-lightdm-to-sddm/592 https://frameboxxindore.com/apple/frequent-question-how-do-i-switch-to-lightdm-in-ubuntu.html https://duckduckgo.com/?q=install+lxqt+on+ubuntu+16.04&t=vivaldi&ia=web&iax=qa https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=38218 https://askubuntu.com/questions/465442/bluetooth-is-disabled-on-ubuntu-14-04#482659 https://askubuntu.com/questions/74808/how-do-i-force-a-resolution-of-1024x768#108564 https://askubuntu.com/questions/873529/how-to-install-lxqt-on-ubuntu-server-16-04#880023 About IBM PPC ISA