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You Can Now Install 64-Bit EndeavourOS ARM on the Raspberry Pi 4
Good news today for owners of a Raspberry Pi 4 single-board computer as they can now
install the EndeavourOS ARM distribution with a 64-bit kernel, along with new graphical
environments.
EndeavourOS founder Bryan Poerwo announced today that there’s a new version of the
EndeavourOS ARM installation script that lets you install the Arch Linux-based distribution
on several SBCs, which now offers a 64-bit installation option for Raspberry Pi 4 models.
This is possible thanks to the use of the 64-bit kernel from the official Raspberry
Pi OS developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
The 64-bit installation option is available alongside the 32-bit installation option and
adds support for USB storage devices and the Linux 5.15 kernel series.
The previous version of the installation script used an AArch64 (ARM64) kernel that did not
support USB storage devices on the Raspberry Pi 4, so this should come as excellent news
for those wanting to use a 64-bit EndeavourOS install on their Raspberry Pi 4 Model B computers.
“It was a request that was high on the list of our ARM users and now we are proud to present
our new and improved ARM installation script with the option to install more desktop environments,
window managers, and a 64-bit installation option for the Raspberry Pi4b,” said project
lead Bryan Poerwo.
In addition to the 64-bit installation option for Raspberry Pi 4 SBCs, the new installation
script also adds the ability to install several graphical environments, including the lightweight
LXDE desktop environment, as well as the Qtile, Openbox, and Sway window managers.
If you have a Raspberry Pi 4 and you want to install EndeavourOS ARM, you can follow
the instructions provided by the development team here.
Basically, you’ll have to write the latest EndeavourOS ISO image on a microSD card, then
download the EndeavourOS ARM installation script, and run the text-based installer,
which has several stages.
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64-bit EndeavorOS on the Raspberry Pi 4
EndeavorOS is an offshoot of Arch Linux that is popular with many users.
As the developers recently announced , the ARM install script revised by the community
now enables the 64-bit version of the distribution to be installed on the Raspberry Pi 4.
Also in 64-bit Originally, the ARM install script ran in
two steps, with the first step performing the Arch ARM base install using the AARCH
kernel, and the second step performing the EndeavorOS install script with the options
that an x86-64 ISO provides.
In order to be able to fully exploit the possibilities of the ARM installation, a third step has
now been added, but this still leaves the installation at a beginner's level.
Linux 5.15 The biggest change to the ARM base script
is that the Raspberry Pi Foundation kernels are now available for both 32-bit and 64-bit.
ARM installations can now take advantage of Linux kernel 5.15 and USB storage devices
are supported, improving the overall ARM experience.
In addition, the ARM installation now also supports LXDE and, maintained by the community,
Qtile, OpenBox and Sway, catching up with the distribution's x86_64 offering.
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