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will linux run on arm? (programming.dev)
submitted 20 hours ago by steam@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

i mean on pc arm not mobile arm

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[-] alt_xa_23@midwest.social 3 points 10 hours ago

Raspberry pis are arm based and run linux

[-] frosty@pawb.social 3 points 10 hours ago

The Asahi Project even has Fedora Linux running on Apple Silicon Macs, which are ARM-based.

https://asahilinux.org/

[-] nyan@sh.itjust.works 6 points 13 hours ago

Linux runs on just about anything, including arches you've never heard of. With arm, assuming you can get at the bootloader, your largest problem is likely to be assembling a compatible device tree if the manufacturer doesn't provide one.

[-] StrawberryPigtails@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 17 hours ago

Linux has run on ARM procs for some time. Software is a little hit or miss, but most things have a compiled build for it at this point. A lot of the big servers are running ARM processors due to potential power savings.

The popularity of the Raspberry Pi really increased the number of projects with ARM builds as well. It's been possible to run a pretty decent desktop stack for 10 or 15 years. When the Pi2B came out.

If you happen to run across a project that is not available on ARM you might give a go at compiling it yourself. About half of the time it's not too difficult and a good beginner project.

[-] anon5621@lemmy.ml 12 points 20 hours ago

Yeah it does but it really vary from vendor, arm much locked down to what vendor do

[-] GustavoM@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago
[-] fratermus@piefed.social 7 points 19 hours ago

will linux run on arm?

Millions of Raspberry Pi say "yes, it will".

[-] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

What PC? Some boards run Armbian:

https://armbian.com/

[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 6 points 19 hours ago

i mean on pc arm

Yes, that too.

I guess most arm devices have only Linux implemented.

[-] bad1080@piefed.social 7 points 20 hours ago

only the ARM versions

[-] M33@piefed.world 2 points 16 hours ago
[-] fatality666@suppo.fi 2 points 16 hours ago

please take your meds.

[-] SuperPengato@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 19 hours ago

Only if you have a very long arm, like Monkey D Luffy.

[-] Quazatron@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Linux will run on a potato, and it doesn't even have to have hardware memory management.

[-] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 2 points 19 hours ago

It is already reality .... Since quite a few years ...

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

It's already running on a gazillion devices.

[-] SatyrSack@quokk.au 2 points 19 hours ago

Take that, Java

[-] flameleaf@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

Does it work on arm terminals? I want it on a Pip Boy. Do I need to run the Demon Summoning Program in Wine or is there a native ELF class?

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

My iomega ARM based NAS from 15 years ago runs Debian

[-] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I had, 17 years ago, a D-Link DNS 232 NAS with an Arm CPU. It ran a pirated (GPL violating) version of Linux. A lawsuit happened, and people published a free version which could install debian in a chroot. I ran an nginx webserver on it, and MoinMoin wiki. The wiki was a tad slow because the box had only 32 Megabyte of RAM (yes, Megabytes). But it worked nicely for years. Had to take it down when Python2 was not supported any more, since MoinMoin developers never managed to port it to Python 3.

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