ArchPOWER

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Screenshot of ArchPOWER running i3, NetSurf, xterm and fastfetch.

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. It supported 64-bit RISC-V until May 7th, 2025. 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 consoles working.

Official ArchPOWER console kernel packages include:

  • linux-xenon (Xbox 360)
  • linux-ps3 (PlayStation 3)
  • linux-wiiu (Wii U - linux-wiiu project)
  • linux-wii (Wii - Wii-Linux project)

Techflash maintains 2 custom ArchPOWER package repositories:

  • extra - misc packages for all architectures
  • wiilinux - Wii-Linux kernel, bootloader(s), and userspace utilities

He also produces an unofficial is produced with these - the primary Wii-Linux distro as of current writing.

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