ArchPOWER - Revision history

L 28: Update the page to clearly say that ArchLinuxPower doesn't support Risc-V anymore.

2026-04-03T11:37:48Z

Update the page to clearly say that ArchLinuxPower doesn't support Risc-V anymore.

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	ArchPOWER is a Linux distro developed by [https://github.com/kth5 kth5] for the purpose of porting Arch Linux to run on 32-bit Big-Endian PowerPC (what the [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], and [[GameCube]] use), 64-bit Big-Endian PowerPC, 64-bit Little-Endian PowerPC, and 64-bit RISC-V. The project has a [https://archlinuxpower.org website] and a [https://github.com/kth5/archpower GitHub].		ArchPOWER is a Linux distro developed by [https://github.com/kth5 kth5] for the purpose of porting Arch Linux to run on 32-bit Big-Endian PowerPC (what the [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], and [[GameCube]] use), 64-bit Big-Endian PowerPC and 64-bit Little-Endian PowerPC and supported 64-bit RISC-V until it dropped support for it. The project has a [https://archlinuxpower.org website] and a [https://github.com/kth5/archpower GitHub].

	The developer, kth5 is an active member of the [https://discord.gg/K6ea48VUXU\| Wii-Linux Discord], and is quite interested in getting the full lineup of PowerPC-based Nintendo consoles supported. He's managed to get Wii U support working and hapily distributes the necessary packages for the linux-wiiu project. He's shown an interest in getting the Wii supported as well, however, due to the severe age of the Wii-Linux kernel, this has proven tricky, and efforts to get official packaging status have largely stagnated for the time being.		The developer, kth5 is an active member of the [https://discord.gg/K6ea48VUXU\| Wii-Linux Discord], and is quite interested in getting the full lineup of PowerPC-based Nintendo consoles supported. He's managed to get Wii U support working and hapily distributes the necessary packages for the linux-wiiu project. He's shown an interest in getting the Wii supported as well, however, due to the severe age of the Wii-Linux kernel, this has proven tricky, and efforts to get official packaging status have largely stagnated for the time being.

Techflash: Clean up

2024-12-11T23:25:58Z

Clean up

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	ArchPOWER is a Linux distro developed by [https://github.com/kth5 kth5] for the purpose of porting Arch Linux to run on 32-bit Big-Endian PowerPC (what the [[Wii]] and [[GameCube]] use), 64-bit Big-Endian PowerPC, 64-bit Little-Endian PowerPC, and 64-bit RISC-V. The project has a [https://archlinuxpower.org website] and a [https://github.com/kth5/archpower GitHub].		ArchPOWER is a Linux distro developed by [https://github.com/kth5 kth5] for the purpose of porting Arch Linux to run on 32-bit Big-Endian PowerPC (what the [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], and [[GameCube]] use), 64-bit Big-Endian PowerPC, 64-bit Little-Endian PowerPC, and 64-bit RISC-V. The project has a [https://archlinuxpower.org website] and a [https://github.com/kth5/archpower GitHub].

	The developer, kth5 is an active member of the [https://discord.gg/K6ea48VUXU\| Wii-Linux Discord], and is quite interested in getting the full lineup of PowerPC-based Nintendo consoles supported. He's managed to get Wii U support working and hapily distributes the necessary packages for the linux-wiiu project. He's shown an interest in getting the Wii supported as well, however, due to the severe age of the Wii-Linux kernel, this has proven tricky, and efforts to get official packaging status have largely stagnated for the time being.		The developer, kth5 is an active member of the [https://discord.gg/K6ea48VUXU\| Wii-Linux Discord], and is quite interested in getting the full lineup of PowerPC-based Nintendo consoles supported. He's managed to get Wii U support working and hapily distributes the necessary packages for the linux-wiiu project. He's shown an interest in getting the Wii supported as well, however, due to the severe age of the Wii-Linux kernel, this has proven tricky, and efforts to get official packaging status have largely stagnated for the time being.

	Despite this, Techflash maintains a custom ArchPOWER package repository, and maintains packages on it himself, and an unofficial rootfs is ~~produce~~ with these - the primary Wii-Linux ~~install~~ as of current writing.		Despite this, Techflash maintains a custom ArchPOWER package repository, and maintains packages on it himself, and an unofficial rootfs is produced with these - the primary Wii-Linux distro as of current writing.

	== Screenshot ==		== Screenshot ==

Techflash: Add categories

2024-11-07T14:15:22Z

Add categories

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	== Screenshot ==		== Screenshot ==
	[[File:ArchPOWER-Wii-Linux-Screenshot.png]]		[[File:ArchPOWER-Wii-Linux-Screenshot.png]]


			[[Category:Software]]
			[[Category:Wii-Linux Distros]]

Techflash: Add ArchPOWER Wii-Linux screenshot to page

2024-11-07T13:39:55Z

Add ArchPOWER Wii-Linux screenshot to page

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	Despite this, Techflash maintains a custom ArchPOWER package repository, and maintains packages on it himself, and an unofficial rootfs is produce with these - the primary Wii-Linux install as of current writing.		Despite this, Techflash maintains a custom ArchPOWER package repository, and maintains packages on it himself, and an unofficial rootfs is produce with these - the primary Wii-Linux install as of current writing.

			== Screenshot ==
			[[File:ArchPOWER-Wii-Linux-Screenshot.png]]

Techflash: Add ArchPOWER text (screenshot tomorrow)

2024-11-07T07:24:56Z

Add ArchPOWER text (screenshot tomorrow)

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ArchPOWER is a Linux distro developed by [https://github.com/kth5 kth5] for the purpose of porting Arch Linux to run on 32-bit Big-Endian PowerPC (what the [[Wii]] and [[GameCube]] use), 64-bit Big-Endian PowerPC, 64-bit Little-Endian PowerPC, and 64-bit RISC-V. The project has a [https://archlinuxpower.org website] and a [https://github.com/kth5/archpower GitHub].

The developer, kth5 is an active member of the [https://discord.gg/K6ea48VUXU| Wii-Linux Discord], and is quite interested in getting the full lineup of PowerPC-based Nintendo consoles supported. He's managed to get Wii U support working and hapily distributes the necessary packages for the linux-wiiu project. He's shown an interest in getting the Wii supported as well, however, due to the severe age of the Wii-Linux kernel, this has proven tricky, and efforts to get official packaging status have largely stagnated for the time being.

Despite this, Techflash maintains a custom ArchPOWER package repository, and maintains packages on it himself, and an unofficial rootfs is produce with these - the primary Wii-Linux install as of current writing.