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WordPerfect for UNIX (wpunix)
Build scripts and binary patches that make the terminal version of WordPerfect for UNIX run on modern Linux.
Binary lift Human-led releasedStars801
Commits, 30 days1
Latest releasev0.13Jan 8, 2023
Last pushOct 10, 2026
Facts
- Original
- WordPerfect 8 for UNIX (1999)
- Platform
- UNIX
- Method
- Binary lift
- Provenance
- Human-led · By Tavis Ormandy, 2022 what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- none
- Team
- taviso
- Started
- 2022-07
- First release
- 2022-08
- Runs on
- Linux
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of WordPerfect 8 for UNIX you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was rebuilt by taviso. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.
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