On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 07:30:57PM -0400, Kyle wrote: > The Raspberry Pi3 is not really much better than the Pi2, because > although it has a 64-bit processor, the software and kernel doesn't > take advantage of the 64-bit optimizations, and the Debian flavor > for the Raspberry Pi, known as Raspbian, is from all I've read, only > built for earlier processors even than the Raspberry Pi 1, as it's > apparently armv5 compatible, whereas the Pi2 is armv7 and the Pi3 is > in reality aarch64. While this is true for raspbian itself, there are in fact distros that do have a kernel and userland built specifically for armhf/aarch64. <https://news.opensuse.org/2016/12/05/opensuse-leap-42-2-gets-64-bit-raspberry-image/> If you're into beta software, there's also: <https://files.devuan.org/devuan_jessie_beta/embedded/> The devuan beta is stable, and runs well on the rpi3 over all. There are however some issues specific to the 64-bit image for the rpi3. For a beginner, I'd recommend raspbian over the devuan beta at this time. You can also of course install a tool chain on your PC, and build a 64-bit kernel and userland yourself if you're up for it. There's also the raging debate on raspbian's forums whether or not a 64-bit distro for the rpi3 is worth it, given the 1G of RAM. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
