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Raspberry Pi - Arch Linux or Raspberry Pi OS (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone,

I'm currently changing my setup a bit and I'm thinking about firing up my Raspberry Pi 4 again as a home server kind thing. I typically use Arch (BTW) as my go-to linux distro but IIRC arch on the Pi gave me some trouble last time I tried it. Does anyone know how stable arch on Pi is right now? Also, is there a particular reason I should or shouldn't use the native Raspberry Pi OS?

I know I didn't write about uses really but that's because I haven't figured out what I want to do with it yet... I've recently moved my main server (mainly media) to my folks' house since they got fiber (gotta go fast), but I think it makes sense having some lower profile server running in my own home so I can connect to it remotely.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a huge advocate for Arch on desktop machines, but it's probably not ideal for a server running on a RPi unless you particularly enjoy babysitting it.

I used Dietpi in the past but I've had best luck recently with the official Pi OS Lite. Hardware support is perfect; any software you may run is likely tested using the official distro so idiosyncratic issues pop up less often; plus general community support is excellent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I see, this aligns with my previous experience with Arch on Pi. I guess I’ll stick with Pi OS Lite for now. Thanks!