Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an extremely popular distribution that you’ve probably heard of before. Unfortunately, the last version to support the PowerPC processor used on Wii U is 16.10 - from 2016.

Ubuntu on PowerPC should be considered “retro” - fun to mess around with, but it’s so out of date that you’re unlikely to have a good experience e.g. using the Internet.

Downloads

Third-party images are available:

The linux-wiiu project has a large server seeding these images, so please use torrent if you can.

• puffin9’s 16.04.5 CLI (2022-??-??) - More Info - Torrent - Flashable disk image
• puffin9’s 16.10 CLI (2022-09-05) - More Info - Torrent - Flashable disk image

Once you have downloaded your image, proceed with the Install guide.