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@ChrisMack32 ChrisMack32 released this 07 Sep 20:18
· 5 commits to linux-wiicompiled since this release

Wheel Wizard for Linux / Steam Deck

Prebuilt manager for this fork. Mario Kart Wii is not included.

Put the app anywhere you like. In Wheel Wizard, set Settings → Location → Mario Kart Wii Game File to your legal dump, wherever it already lives. You do not have to copy the ROM into a special folder.

Home Install then downloads Retro Rewind and the WiiCompiled AppImage and compiles the native game in-app.

On SteamOS and other read-only Linux systems, Install uses Distrobox. If Distrobox or Podman is missing, Wheel Wizard installs them (userspace first; a terminal password prompt on SteamOS if the OS packages are required) and compiles inside the container.

Downloads

  • WheelWizard-linux-x64.zip — app, launcher script, and an optional desktop-shortcut helper
  • WheelWizard_Linux — single executable, same idea as official Wheel Wizard Linux builds

Run it

  1. Unzip (or copy the single binary) wherever you want.
  2. chmod +x WheelWizard launch-wheel-wizard.sh
  3. Run ./launch-wheel-wizard.sh or ./WheelWizard
  4. In the app, point Mario Kart Wii Game File at your dump
  5. Press Install if you do not already have WiiCompiled
  6. Optional: run ./install-desktop-shortcut.sh to add a Steam Deck / desktop launcher for that folder

This build

  • Distrobox is required on SteamOS / immutable Linux, and Install sets it up
  • Downloads Distrobox and a userspace Podman when they are missing
  • Opens a SteamOS terminal for pacman if a password is needed
  • One-click compile on other Linux distros still works on the host when Distrobox is not needed
  • Mod Browser labels WiiCompiled + Dolphin vs Dolphin only
  • Convert to patches writes loose Pulsar files the game can load

This is not the official Flatpak. That build is still Windows-only for WiiCompiled.

Based on TeamWheelWizard/WheelWizard v2.5.4 (GPL-3.0).