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> but I still have doubts about the stability of Linux in ARM desktop space. smh, I don't get it. Maybe just bad distros. Linux ARM on desktop is absolutely, 1
by k8svet 3y ago
> but I still have doubts about the stability of Linux in ARM desktop space.
smh, I don't get it. Maybe just bad distros. Linux ARM on desktop is absolutely, 100% perfectly fine. Hell, outside of 3-6 random utilities, Linux RISCV on desktop is similarly usable (probably less if GHC started publishing riscv bootstraps). The only issue is if I need x86_64 emulation, but it's not like I'm hurting for access to an x86_64-linux instance, anywhere.
- gigatexal 3y agoYup. Axboe runs it daily on his Apple laptop. I’m waiting to see if we get M3 MacBook airs so I can get a used M2 air for cheap.
- cozzyd 3y agoIt's more about support for all portions of the SoC, I imagine. Even well-supported ARM SoCs (like the BeagleBone Black) are a pain compared to many x86, since there isn't nearly the same level of standardization
- d3w4s9 3y agoThere are many applications that don't yet provide prebuilt packages for linux on ARM. I guess it's not a problem for open source applications (since you can always build from source yourself) but doesn't work for proprietary applications and wouldn't work for everyone. "100% fine" only applies to some people, and I definitely wouldn't recommend everyone to take the leap and then find that something they need isn't available.
- darthrupert 3y agoARM Linux is probably fine, but that doesn't mean using an ARM laptop on Linux is. I've tried Asahi Linux, and go back to trying it about once a month, and using it feels like I'm testing an alpha thing. Using Linux on x86 machine feels like I'm using a computer. Perhaps some day it'll be good, but not today. The WTF/second ratio is just too high.