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Here's a list of apps for [[Wii-Linux]], curated by Techflash, to help you get the most out of your Linux experience. | Here's a list of apps for [[Wii-Linux]], curated by Techflash and some others, to help you get the most out of your Linux experience. | ||
Most of these will need additional on-disk swap space. <code>helpmii</code> can instruct you how to do that fairly easily. | Most of these will need additional on-disk swap space. <code>helpmii</code> can instruct you how to do that fairly easily. | ||
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| Xorg Window Manager || i3wm || i3 || Faster, but not very friendly to new users | | Xorg Window Manager || i3wm || i3 || Faster, but not very friendly to new users | ||
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| Xorg Window Manager || JWM || jwm || Fast, Needs additional configuration to look good | |||
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| Xorg Window Manager || IceWM || icewm || Still relatively fast, but friendlier to new users | | Xorg Window Manager || IceWM || icewm || Still relatively fast, but friendlier to new users | ||
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| Xorg | | Xorg Terminal Emulator || XTerm || xterm || Blazingly fast, but may want to do some configuration to make it look nicer | ||
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| Xorg Terminal Emulator || Suckless Terminal || st || About the same as XTerm, a little bit slower | |||
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| Shell || tcsh || tcsh || Starts faster than bash. Note that the tcsh syntax is different from bash/zsh/sh for advanced features and scripting. | |||
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| Text Web Browser || Lynx || lynx || Probably the best performance you're going to get out of a Wii-Linux browser. Does not even attempt CSS or JavaScript. | |||
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| Web Browser || NetSurf || netsurf || Not all too fast, medium compatibility, no functional JavaScript | | Web Browser || NetSurf || netsurf || Not all too fast, medium compatibility, no functional JavaScript | ||
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| Audio Playback || aplay || alsa-utils || Works great, but only for WAV files or raw audio | | Audio Playback || aplay || alsa-utils || Works great, but only for WAV files or raw audio | ||
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| Audio Playback || Mpg123 || mpg123 || Works great, but only for MP3 Files | |||
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| Audio Playback || play / sox || sox || Works great for all formats I threw at it, but you'll<br> need to install the "optional dependencies" for most formats.<br>pacman will list these out after the package is installed. | | Audio Playback || play / sox || sox || Works great for all formats I threw at it, but you'll<br> need to install the "optional dependencies" for most formats.<br>pacman will list these out after the package is installed. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 20 June 2025
Here's a list of apps for Wii-Linux, curated by Techflash and some others, to help you get the most out of your Linux experience.
Most of these will need additional on-disk swap space. helpmii can instruct you how to do that fairly easily.
| App Type | App Name | ArchPOWER package name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xorg Window Manager | i3wm | i3 | Faster, but not very friendly to new users |
| Xorg Window Manager | JWM | jwm | Fast, Needs additional configuration to look good |
| Xorg Window Manager | IceWM | icewm | Still relatively fast, but friendlier to new users |
| Xorg Terminal Emulator | XTerm | xterm | Blazingly fast, but may want to do some configuration to make it look nicer |
| Xorg Terminal Emulator | Suckless Terminal | st | About the same as XTerm, a little bit slower |
| Shell | tcsh | tcsh | Starts faster than bash. Note that the tcsh syntax is different from bash/zsh/sh for advanced features and scripting. |
| Text Web Browser | Lynx | lynx | Probably the best performance you're going to get out of a Wii-Linux browser. Does not even attempt CSS or JavaScript. |
| Web Browser | NetSurf | netsurf | Not all too fast, medium compatibility, no functional JavaScript |
| Web Browser | ArcticFox | arcticfox | Very slow, decent compatibility, good JavaScript |
| Web Browser | Phantom Satellite | phantomsatellite-gtk2 | Slightly faster than ArcticFox, medium compatibility, good JavaScript |
| Discord Client | Abaddon | abaddon | Dreadfully slow, takes minutes to load Requires very fast swap to be remotely usable |
| Audio Playback | aplay | alsa-utils | Works great, but only for WAV files or raw audio |
| Audio Playback | Mpg123 | mpg123 | Works great, but only for MP3 Files |
| Audio Playback | play / sox | sox | Works great for all formats I threw at it, but you'll need to install the "optional dependencies" for most formats. pacman will list these out after the package is installed. |