ArchPOWER Linux PS3 AutoInstaller

Automatic installer script for the ArchPOWER Linux Distro on the PS3.

Features

• Automatic and manual partitioning (Internal and External HDD, ext3/ext4/btrfs)
• Setting up a desktop environment (LXQt or LXDE)
• Sets up the PS3's RSX VRAM as swap for extra memory alongside ZRAM
• Sets up ps3linux utilities (and soon ps3hvc utilities) to give you direct access to the hypervisor

How to use?

1. You can boot straight off of the ISO modified to include this script.
2. You can use this script directly by running:
   curl -o https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vmo64/archpower-linux-installer-ps3/main/setup-archpower.sh && bash setup-archpower.sh (GitHub Direct)
   or
   curl -o http://ps3.christianresearchservice.com/archpower/dl/setup-archpower.sh && bash setup-archpower.sh (Mirror)
   

ISO Downloads

• Mirror 1 (GitHub Releases): archpower-autoinstall-2026.05.28-ppc64.iso
• Mirror 2 (NextCloud): archpower-autoinstall-2026.05.28-ppc64.iso
• Mirror 3 (Direct): archpower-autoinstall-2026.05.28-ppc64.iso

Requirements

• To use this script, you currently must have a LAN interface connected to the console, WiFi support will be added in future updates.
• A PS3 (obviously). Thats pretty much it.

More updates coming soon.