Linux on ARM

• mips
• kernel

So this last week was pretty calm, even if the pattern of most of the stuff coming in on a Friday made it feel less so as the weekend approached. And while I would have liked even less changes, I really didn’t get the feeling that another week would help the release in any way, so here we are, with 4.17 released.

• android
• other_linux
• driver
• raspberrypi
• compatibility

RaspAnd developer Arne Exton announced today the release and immediate availability of an updated version of his Android-based operating system for the Raspberry Pi single-board computer.

• 64bit
• compatibility

GNOME Project's Javier Jardón announced today via an email notice the availability of the second development snapshot of the upcoming GNOME 3.30 desktop environment.

• ubuntu
• raspberrypi
• laptop
• compatibility

Earlier this month, the Kubuntu developers have confirmed to us that they won't support new 32-bit installations with the upcoming Kubuntu 18.10 release, and now they made it official.

• ubuntu
• compatibility

Not only are developers talking about dropping Ubuntu 32-bit x86 support but the ARMHF support might also be cut as well for 32-bit ARM boards.

• server
• raspberrypi
• suse

SUSE Linux has released a version of its super-robust server OS for the Raspberry Pi, called SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for ARM.

• benchmark
• 64bit
• development
• versus

One of our major goals for Qt 5.9 LTS was to improve the performance and memory consumption compared to our previous long-term-support release Qt 5.6 LTS. In this blog post, I want to highlight the performance increase in modern embedded processors that support the 64-bit ARMv8 instruction set.

• driver

The Panfrost open-source driver project previously known as "Chai" for creating an open-source 3D driver stack for ARM's Mali Midgard hardware now has a working shaded cube being rendered using the open-source code as part of its new "half-way" driver based on Gallium3D.

• debian
• other_linux
• raspberrypi
• compatibility

Binary Emotions released a new update of their Debian-based Raspberry Digital Signage operating system with support for the new  $35 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ single-board computer.

• ubuntu
• raspberrypi
• update
• kernel

Canonical released a major Linux kernel update for Ubuntu 17.10 for Raspberry Pi 2, addressing various security vulnerabilities that were previously patched for 64-bit and 32-bit architectures earlier this week.

• driver
• 64bit

A little while ago, I wrote about Imagination’s PowerVR CLDNN Neural Network SDK and Image for Acer Chromebook R13, and some people looks into the Arch Linux Arm image and were pleasantly surprised to find Vulkan drivers, as it was the first Arm platform support Vulkan in Linux.

• install
• arch
• other_linux
• raspberrypi
• compatibility

RaspArch developer Arne Exton released today a new build of his Arch Linux-based operating system designed for Raspberry Pi single-board computers (SBCs), adding support for the recently launched Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ computer.

• 64bit
• security
• compatibility
• bsd

OpenBSD 6.3 hadn't been due until the middle of the month, but the official release of this popular BSD operating system is available today.

• driver
• security
• update
• mips
• kernel

Linux 4.15 came with the first Spectre & Mitigation patchsets, added preliminary support for RISC-V architecture, improved power management in systems with SATA Link Power Management, and more.

• server
• raspberrypi
• suse
• compatibility
• IoT

SUSE has released a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (SLES) for the popular Raspberry Pi, which comes with full commercial support for enterprise customers.