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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 | [[File:ArchPOWER-Wii-Linux-Screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot of ArchPOWER running i3, NetSurf, xterm and fastfetch.]] | ||
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. | ||
Despite this, Techflash maintains a custom ArchPOWER package repository, and maintains packages on it himself, and an unofficial rootfs is | 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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 15 July 2026
ArchPOWER is a Linux distro developed by 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 website and a GitHub.
The developer, kth5 is an active member of the 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 produced with these - the primary Wii-Linux distro as of current writing.