Raspberry Pi

[Gregory Nowak]

On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 07:30:57PM -0400, Kyle wrote:
> The Raspberry Pi3 is not really much better than the Pi2, because
> although it has a 64-bit processor, the software and kernel doesn't
> take advantage of the 64-bit optimizations, and the Debian flavor
> for the Raspberry Pi, known as Raspbian, is from all I've read, only
> built for earlier processors even than the Raspberry Pi 1, as it's
> apparently armv5 compatible, whereas the Pi2 is armv7 and the Pi3 is
> in reality aarch64.

While this is true for raspbian itself, there are in fact distros that
do have a kernel and userland built specifically for armhf/aarch64. 

<https://news.opensuse.org/2016/12/05/opensuse-leap-42-2-gets-64-bit-raspberry-image/>

If you're into beta software, there's also:
<https://files.devuan.org/devuan_jessie_beta/embedded/>

The devuan beta is stable, and runs well on the rpi3 over all. There
 are however some issues specific to the 64-bit image for the
 rpi3. For a beginner, I'd recommend raspbian over the devuan beta at
 this time. You can also of course install a tool chain on your PC,
 and build a 64-bit kernel and userland yourself if you're up for
 it. There's also the raging debate on raspbian's forums whether or
 not a 64-bit distro for the rpi3 is worth it, given the 1G of RAM.

Greg


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