Debian ARM actually splits 3 ways: https://www.debian.org/ports/arm/ for armel, armhf, arm64. Raspbian still uses one version I think.
I had been using Raspbian for years until somebody there decided to drop the LXDE/Openbox desktops with Bullseye. And they seem to be using Debian now(?). I actually use a RPI ZeroW for doing audio recording powered by a 18650 cell, but at the other end I have a few RPI 3Bs, no need for arm64. So I took the path less trodden. Mostly not bad (Debian armhf) but a few oddities like menu colors in Gimp are mostly unreadable with the default theme. On 7/15/22, Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 05:39:34AM -0400, gene heskett wrote: >> On 7/15/22 04:04, LinAdmin wrote: >> > Pi 4 has much more throughput in 32-bit modes but the so >> > called experts of Debian decided to abandon it :-( >> > >> > >> > On 14.07.22 03:52, Wookey wrote: >> > > On 2022-07-01 15:53 +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: >> > > > The 32-bit ARM kernel implements fixups on behalf of user space >> > > > when >> > > > using LDM/STM or LDRD/STRD instructions on addresses that are not >> > > > 32-bit >> > > > aligned. >> > > > This feature is one of the remaining impediments to being able to >> > > > switch >> > > > to 64-bit kernels on 64-bit capable hardware running 32-bit user >> > > > space, >> > > > so let's implement it for the arm64 compat layer as well. >> I agree. So far, raspios is still available in armhf flavor, and for >> running >> heavy machinery with just a few microseconds to respond to an IRQ, >> armhf builds are a given. LinuxCNC is such an application. >> > > LinAdmin, > > Just a thought: you might want to check which "so called experts" you are > calling out here. Wookey has been an expert at ARM for the last 15 years or > > more - he knows what he's talking about. > > Debian has *not* abandoned armhf - Debian is one of the last Linux > distributions actively supporting 32 bit for ARM or Intel architectures. > > Gene, > > Raspberry Pi OS is **not** Debian. Strictly, it's very much on its own as a > forkof Raspbian from Peter Green. > For historical reasons, Raspbian and Raspberry Pi OS are the odd ones out > with > their version of armhf - arm v6 plus hardware floating point originally, > where everyone else had settled on arm v7 plus hardware floating point. > > LinuxCNC is probably supported by neither Debian nor Raspberry Pi OS. > > Finally, of course, it's useful for everyone to remember to be polite > and considerate - Code of Conduct applies here as everywhere else on > Debian's mailing lists. > > With every good wish, as ever, > > Andy Cater > >> > > -- ------------- Education is contagious.
