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How to Install a Normal Web Browser on the PS3

The first several versions of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console included support for installing Linux-based operating systems. If you want to install a normal Web browser on your PS3, the only way to do so is if you have a Linux operating system installed to it. Unfortunately, Sony removed Linux support from the most recent iteration of the PS3, which is known as the PS3 Slim version. Despite this fact, you can still install Linux and a normal Web browser if you have an older PS3 without firmware update 3.21 installed.

Things You'll Need

Non-slim PS3 console without firmware update 3.21
Flash drive
Blank CD

Instructions

- 1
  Insert your flash drive into a free USB port on your PS3 console and copy any data or files to it that you want to keep. You need to perform a full system reset before you can install Linux, so make sure you get everything you need. Disconnect the flash drive from your PS3 when the files are done transferring.
- 2
  Select the ̶0;Settings̶1; category from the main menu of your PS3 and then click on ̶0;System Settings.̶1; Open the ̶0;Format Utility̶1; from the System Settings menu and select the ̶0;Format Hard Disk̶1; option. Click ̶0;Yes̶1; to confirm the operation when prompted and then choose the ̶0;Custom̶1; option.
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  Choose ̶0;Allot 10 GB to the other OS̶1; and select the ̶0;Quick Format̶1; option. Finally, click ̶0;Yes̶1; when prompted to finalize the operation. Press the button indicated onscreen when the format process is complete to restart your PS3 console. Your PS3 is now ready for Linux to be installed to it.
- 4
  Visit the Ubuntu Download Web page on your computer and click the ̶0;Start download̶1; button to download the installer file. When it is done downloading, insert a blank CD, right-click on the file, hover your mouse over ̶0;Open with̶1; and select ̶0;Windows Disc Image Burner.̶1; Click ̶0;Burn̶1; to create the disc.
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  Insert the CD into your PS3̵7;s disc tray and go back to the System Settings menu. Click on the ̶0;Install other OS̶1; option, select ̶0;Other OS̶1; and click ̶0;Yes̶1; to confirm the operation. The Linux Ubuntu operating system will now be installed to your PS3. Remove the CD as soon as the process is done.
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  Insert the flash drive you used in step one into a USB port on your computer and download the installer file for the desired Web browser, such as Firefox or Chrome, to it. Insert the flash drive back into your PS3 console and run the browser installer file to install it. Once complete, the browser will be accessible from the Linux Ubuntu operating system on your PS3.

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