No only probably, it WILL use one.
Are there even 512MB / 1GB eMMCs? If yes, then they're probably as expensive as 8GB ones
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Are there even 512MB / 1GB eMMCs? If yes, then they're probably as expensive as 8GB ones
slaeshjag
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Well, maybe you can find some comfort, in that debian stable is at least more up do date than Zaxxon?
I never had a Debian testing breaking on me, but I had Ubuntu stable breaking itself on an update at my sisters PC (so bad it didn't even boot anymore).And break everything else.
At least there'd be no multi-arch problems to deal with; either something is compiled for ARM or it isn't.
And ArchLinux testing doesn't boot every few months unless you fix it manually
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What will be the default DE
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what ever you want : debian
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No, bad, bad sebt3. No cookie. Defaults are important, if you present a new user with a huge list of options they will be overwhelmed and not interested in going much further. It may be very easy to change but having a default interface that just works without intervention is crucial.what ever you want : debian
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Why not stick to XFCE then? Most people with a P1 will know how to use it.
I was also going to stick the latest version of OpenSuSe on one of my desktops, is it worth me instead trying a Debian install instead? or are they really much of a muchness?
I was also going to stick the latest version of OpenSuSe on one of my desktops, is it worth me instead trying a Debian install instead? or are they really much of a muchness?
Well, it depends.
I've never personally seen an OpenSuSE version do a proper distribution upgrade. But maybe that was just me.
It works fine apart from that.
I've never personally seen an OpenSuSE version do a proper distribution upgrade. But maybe that was just me.
It works fine apart from that.
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ekianjo
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Wow. I tried from SuSE 6.3 to 7.1. Failed.
From SuSE 9.4 to 10.1. Failed.
From OpenSuSE 10.4 to 11.1. Failed.
And from 12.4 to 13.1. Failed as well.
Most of the time, the system didn't even boot into the GUI anymore...
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I never did a distribution upgrade (AFAIK). The only machine I currently have it on performs a single task of being an SVN server, and does nothing else.
My question was more of - does it really matter (if I have SuSe on desktop, with Debian on the device)? I guess the answer is "not really" - both will run XFCE (or whatever), and have similar settings and repos, I guess.
My question was more of - does it really matter (if I have SuSe on desktop, with Debian on the device)? I guess the answer is "not really" - both will run XFCE (or whatever), and have similar settings and repos, I guess.
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lennaick
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This append with Debian too if you use non-free video driver. It's a very common problem.
slaeshjag
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rPi is ARMv6.
But the best maintained one is probably their version of debian.
But the best maintained one is probably their version of debian.
Ah, that might be an issue, as I usually use Debian for servers and don't care about the video driver
But with OpenSuSE, I had the issue that it was SOMEHOW working, but pretty unstable after an upgrade, even after fixing the video driver.
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I don’t think we already know what the SOC will be, but if it is a different ARM processor can it be recompiled? Or doesn't it work like that with distro's?
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slaeshjag
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Sure. But then, they're better off just basing it on a stock debian anyway. Most of the raspberry pi specific stuff won't work on the successor anyway. I highly doubt it'll be a broadcom SoC in it. In fact, I really, really, really hope it won't be one
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I'm fine with any good Linux as long as we can install/use another ^^.
The huge debian repo and popularity is clearly a plus.
Yeah, my SL4P build system is a bit messy (lesser with time), but i had no choice as i wanted to make something very modular.
It's also a reminder and it's somewhat easy to understand/manage.
Fast boot/systemd has less meaning when booting on a fast device, and anyway can be achieved with some tricks.
Xfce is good.
Maybe a phone-like wm would be also good ? Can minimenu be tweaked to be scrolled with the finger ?
Is armhf or armel planned ?
The huge debian repo and popularity is clearly a plus.
Yeah, my SL4P build system is a bit messy (lesser with time), but i had no choice as i wanted to make something very modular.
It's also a reminder and it's somewhat easy to understand/manage.
Fast boot/systemd has less meaning when booting on a fast device, and anyway can be achieved with some tricks.
Xfce is good.
Maybe a phone-like wm would be also good ? Can minimenu be tweaked to be scrolled with the finger ?
Is armhf or armel planned ?
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Yeah I suppose if it went to hard float that may break backwards compatibility.. or am I mistaken again?
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