Ubuntu On An XBox (NOT XBox 360)

[Thomas Kaiser]

On 08/05/2009 01:18 AM, Graham Todd wrote:
> I've recently been given an old XBox console when my main PC may be
> going down the shoot, so it makes sense to see if I can use it as an
> interim measure before I get a new PC to run a variant of Ubuntu
> (probably Xubuntu).
> 
> I've done some Googling around and, indeed, it looks as though you can
> run Xubuntu on an XBox, though most of the information goes back to
> 2006 so I'd like some information from other (X)Ubuntu users.
> 
> I've thought about using it as a home media set up, but then is Xubuntu
> the best Linux distro to try?  And does the hardware support the use of
> a usb keyboard and usb mouse?
> 
> I was given an Xbox360 for Christmas, so playing games is not a big
> requirement for me.  With that proviso, has anyone any suggestions?
> 

Hey

I use my xbox since several years as a mail server without problems. For 
desktop, I think it has not enough RAM, in my opinion.

Here is the prompt when I log into my xbox with ssh:
Linux xbox1 2.6.15-26-xbox1 #7 Thu Jul 20 12:05:24 CEST 2006 i686

The programs included with the Ubuntu system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Ubuntu comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
You have new mail.
Last login: Fri Jul 31 17:31:28 2009 from 192.168.0.16
thomas at xbox1:~$ uptime
  21:45:58 up 242 days, 21:01,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00
thomas at xbox1:~$

Greetings, Thomas