Under a basic agreement with Terra Soft Solutions (the creators of Yellow Dog Linux), HELIOS Software GmbH, leading developer of cross-platform networking, PDF and image server solutions for Linux, Mac and Windows systems, released today a Linux distribution for the Sony PlayStation3 gaming console. The distribution is a modified version of the Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) and it’s optimized to use the PS3 as a test-drive server.

Highlights of HELIOS PS3 Linux:Free download from HELIOS web site ; Easy installation, ready to run in a few minutes ; Excellent Linux on PS3 documentationfrom HELIOS; Dedicated server operating system with optimized performance (40% more memory available) ; Java 1.5 runtime is pre-installed ; Easy maintenance shell from CD;HELIOS services are pre-installed as a test-driveI wanted to install and test the HELIOS Linux distribution, so I downloaded the ISO image from their servers, burned it on a blank CD and quickly headed over to our PS3. Here are the installation instructions and first impressions about HELIOS PS3 Linux Server.