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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.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago

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

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    Linux runs on ARM, as well as on Alpha, ARC, C-Sky, Hexagon, LoongArch, m68k, Microblaze, MIPS, Nios II, OpenRISC, PA-RISC, PowerPC, Power ISA, RISC-V, ESA/390, z/Architecture, SuperH, SPARC, x86, and Xtensa

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Raspberry pis are arm based and run linux

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Pretty sure that compared to NetBSD, Linux still runs on relatively few architectures. 😝

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Judging from the information on https://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/, this is true, but not as true as it might appear at first glance. Linux for VAX is an obsolete(?) specialty port not available from most distros, and Itanium support has recently been discontinued, but I think Gentoo supports all the other variations listed. So BSD comes out on top by a hair due to continuing second-class VAX and Itanium support. The rest is just lumper-versus-splitter stuff.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    only the ARM versions

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    will linux run on arm?

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

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    What PC? Some boards run Armbian:

    https://armbian.com/

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    i mean on pc arm

    Yes, that too.

    I guess most arm devices have only Linux implemented.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

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

    https://asahilinux.org/

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

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    If your system is ARM SystemReady certified, then yes.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

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

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    It's already running on a gazillion devices.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

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

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    please take your meds.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months 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?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    My iomega ARM based NAS from 15 years ago runs Debian

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