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Linux on (non-Apple) ARM, what is the current status? (tux.social)

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Linux on (non-Apple) ARM, what is the current status?

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Ampere and maybe others. Support of Snapdragons was said to be quite bad due to the lack of upstream "giving a damn about Linux".

Has this changed?

#Linux #ARM #Qualcomm #Snapdragon #Ampere

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[–] lemmysmash@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

I'd like to know more about it too.

So far, from what I know, the main problem is the drivers for everything but CPU. Linux runs perfectly on ARM, be it Apple or not, but when it comes to something like a video adapter... with HW-accelerated video decoding and stuff... here's where you start getting problems.

Regarding software, I run an ARM-based distro inside a VM on Apple for work and everything from what I need there exists and works.