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Download Fedora ARM now! Includes support for Banana Pi (Allwinner A20), CubieTruck (Allwinner A20), BeagleBone (Black & White), CompuLab TrimSlice (NVIDIA Tegra 2), Wandboard (Freescale i.MX6), PandaBoard (OMAP4), Versatile Express (Cortex A9 & A15 emulation) and more! Have a question? Join the Fedora ARM team on IRC in #fedora-arm[?] on http://freenode.net |
Introduction
ARM chips are the most widely-produced processor family in the world; they have historically been used in cell phones and embedded applications, and are increasingly used in tablet devices and low-power-consumption servers.
The Fedora-ARM project is an initiative to bring Fedora to this processor family.
Fedora ARM Talks from Flock 2016
Download the Latest Stable Release
Fedora 25
This is the most recent stable release of Fedora. These images have been tested and are recommended for most users and includes Versatile Express (QEMU), Raspberry Pi 2/3, Banana Pi, CubieTruck, Trimslice, Beaglebone, Wandboard, and Pandaboard hardware platforms. Installation instructions:
For virtualization through QEMU:
Fedora for ARM - Releases and Remixes
If you are looking to use Fedora on a device that isn't mentioned above it may not have official support due to licensing issues or lack of upstream support. Unofficial Fedora remixes are available for additional targets including many of the latest devices.
Raspberry Pi
Full details is in the the Raspberry Pi FAQ page.
Creating a Fedora Remix for ARM
Many ARM boards are not yet fully supported in the upstream kernel - by using this guide you can create your own Fedora ARM disk image.
Download the Latest Development Release
Fedora Rawhide
The latest development release for Fedora Rawhide includes Desktop spins, Workstation and Server images. For a list of supported hardware platforms and installation instructions:
Rawhide
These images are intended for development use only and are not recommended for the average user.
Get Involved with Fedora ARM
Communication
- Mailing list: arm (archives)
- IRC: #fedora-arm[?] on http://freenode.net
- Trac for Fedora ARM issues is here
- Trac for infrastructure (koji,DB,etc) issues is here
- Trac for Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix issues is here
Meetings
- IRC: #fedora-meeting-2[?] Every Tuesday at 15:00 UTC (11AM EDT) on http://freenode.net
Development
Bug Reporting
Arm specific bugs should be reported in Bugzilla and linked to the ARM tracker. If the bug is considered a Blocker Bug or Freeze Exception it should also be linked to the current Fedora release.
For assistance troubleshooting ARM specific bugs visit #fedora-arm[?] on http://freenode.net or contact the arm mailing list.
Planning
Resources
Detailed information on Fedora-ARM:
- Fedora ARM Koji (package builder) instance
- Information for Fedora package maintainers on getting your packages to work on ARM
- Information for Fedora package maintainers on getting access to ARM machines
- Information for Fedora-ARM team members (and prospective team members!) plus developers
- Updating a Fedora Kernel on ARM Systems
- Various tips and hacks to improve Fedora ARM performance
- Resource Archive
AArch64
AArch64 is the name for the new 64-bit ARM architecture, also known as ARMv8. For information regarding this exciting new architecture please visit the AARCH64 wiki.
Technical Talks
We host semi-regular ARM Tech Talks on #fedora-arm and #fedora-arm-talks (FreeNode). The topics are varied, and have included ARM processor errata (cache controller specifics), debugging kernels with gdb, and how to install Fedora on a Google Chromebook. You can give a talk by signing up on the ARM Tech Talks page.