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So, this is the guide: https://gist.github.com/Irastris/31766414a981a056d49c1242a019829a

It talks about FunKiiU (which works fine on Linux) and cdecrypt (which is Windows-only).

Are there alternatives to cdecrypt which run on Linux?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I presume the Linux version is the same (I used the Windows version) but WiiUDownloader gives you a lovely graphical interface to download anything from the WiiU eShop servers. Even copies files straight to an SD card ready to install on your WiiU.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That might even be the better tool for the job! Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I second the downloader. It's one of the best emulation tools out there.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not really familiar with Wii U emulation, but the cdecrypt github page says you can compile it on Linux. It isn't Windows only.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oh wow, you are right. I've completely missed that part. Time to fire up a docker container.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Been using https://github.com/Xpl0itU/WiiUDownloader for almost a year without any problem on my server

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I haven't bothered with any sort of NUS downloader in years because converting the content has always been a pain in the ass. In the past couple years there's been multiple WiiU rom collections uploaded to archive.org . Just recently, I set up my WiiU with a 4TB hard drive and used JDownloader to pull the entire North American WiiU library in USB installer format over the course of a couple days. Installing everything was a bit of a chore, but at least I didn't need to deal with any conversion on the PC side.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe on Arch via AUR, although I have no idea because I don't use Arch.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember to be careful with AUR. There's already been malicious code introduced via AUR after someone picked up orphaned PDF viewer as maintainer.

[–] abrasiveteapot 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That was in 2018...

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-found-in-arch-linux-aur-package-repository/

The AUR has the same risks as adding a ppa to a debian tree install, or downloading an rpm from a website.

If it's not in the official repository of your repo treat with caution

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yep, but it can happen again. There may already be something undiscovered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The same is true for all package management systems that work the way that the AUR does.

[–] abrasiveteapot 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but that's true of any packaging system. The .deb or .rpm you just downloaded off not-a-scammer-honestly.com could just as easily be malware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I know. I just wanted to mention that because AUR doesn't feel like downloading random stuff from internet when you're using it with something like yay.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i know this isnt super helpful but i used a tool on my steam deck that could both download and decrypt wii u games through a gui, i dont remember the name though. it took a while for me to find while i was looking for alternatives while trying to get other tools to work