Ubuntu on the Wii?

[rainwalker]

Does anyone know if there will be an Ubuntu-like OS for the Wii? I know they're making one for the PS3, so I wondered if maybe they were doing it with the Wii as well.

[jdhore]

Does anyone know if there will be an Ubuntu-like OS for the Wii? I know they're making one for the PS3, so I wondered if maybe they were doing it with the Wii as well.

i VERY highly doubt it since the Wii doesn't have a very powerful CPU, it doesn't have much RAM (i KNOW it doesn't have more than 128MB) and it has no hard drive...so...yeah, VERY HIGHLY UNLIKELY

[jdhore]

the Only way you MIGHT get ANY os on there is by using an uber-small distro like Damn Small Linux, but yet again, i doubt it

[.t.]

The Wii has 88MiB of main RAM with a 729MHz PPC processor.

[galvatron1983]

Its certainly possible to run some kind of Linux on the Wii, although the lack of a HD is a bit of a handicap. One of the best things about Linux is its versatility. Someone could be working on it right now.

[.t.]

Someone is (http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Main_Page)

[galvatron1983]

You cant keep a good OS down!

[%hMa@?b<C]

linux will definately be able to run on the wii, hell, it ran on the gamecube (/me loves his gamecube (plus his xenogc modchip!)

GNOME desktop environment, however will not run, there are others gui that is less memory intensive, they will have to use those.

[soucmaster00]

There is Whiite Linux (http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/WL:whiite-linux)! Linux for the Wii is already out!!!

[Elfy]

Thread closed - over 2 years old ;)