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Which version of a distro to install? (suppo.fi)
submitted 11 months ago by bartolomeo@suppo.fi to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hi Linux- how important is it to install, say Debian, the version that is specifically made for your hardware? For example, if I have a Rock64 SBC, do I have to install Debian-rock64.img or can I just go with Debian-arm64.img? Will I lose performance/features if using generic arm64 image, or conversely, will I gain performance/features if using the image made for my specific SBC? Is the generic image even compatible with all hardwares?

Thank you.

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[-] GustavoM@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It seems that Debian-rock64.img is an armhf image (i.e 32 bits) and Debian-arm64.img is (obviously) an 64 bit image... so go for the latter if your board has 8 GiB ram and up and the former if 4 GiB ram and under.

[-] syaochan@feddit.it 0 points 11 months ago

Rock64 had 4GB max

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