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Are we (linux) ready for Arm devices? (lemy.lol)
submitted 6 months ago by RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol to c/linux@lemmy.world
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Are we (linux) ready for arm devices like snapdragon elite X? Asahi runs on mac os with arm chips and the software somehow runs better than macos itself?! Is the softwares packaged for arm linux different? Is there much softwares available for the arm platform like softwares available for the intel/amd chipsets?

After all are you optimistic about linux and arm?

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[-] exu@feditown.com 10 points 6 months ago

Support by packages is generally there. What is lacking however, are drivers for video acceleration and many other soc- and often board-specific customisations required.

X86 in contrary offers one unified and queriable interface (ACPI, UEFI) that makes custom images unnecessary. ARM has ServerReady for that, however I'm not aware of any consumer chip that implements this.

[-] sfantu@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

not aware of any consumer chip that implements this.

And that's on purpose.

Also on purpose is the fact that no one is investigating ARM'S dominance.

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