On 11/28/2013 07:39 AM, Michael Mullin wrote: > I too, find arch to be a superior distro for beaglebone. I like it > above the ubuntu or angstrom distros because > 1) using the 3.12 kernel + regular kernel updates from pacman > 2) installing a gui is easy and it works. I have not had success > installing a GUI on ubuntu. The lxde desktop seems a wee bit faster > on arch vs debian, but this is hardly objective. > 3) starting to enjoy the systemctl stuff that arch uses > > I prefer apt-get to pacman. > > One thing though. A system upgrade completely hosed my raspberry pi > running arch (hosed = segmentation faults on such apps as ls && cp), > so I am a bit scared about the stability of arch, so if I was doing > something important I might chose debian instead. > > On Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:34:33 AM UTC-5, don wrote: > > On 11/28/2013 02:12 AM, William Hermans wrote: >> In a lot of cases the difference is only going to be a matter of >> taste. However, i think you'll find documentation for some >> distro's far superior to others. >> > I agree that some distros docs are way better than others. Which > is why I got with Arch Linux ARM. the Arch wiki is one of if not > the best. > > Speed wise as fast or better. > >> As to whether one distro boots faster than another I think that >> sentiment to be incorrect. If one distro boors faster than >> another that is because *you* made it that way. e.g. there is a >> lot that one can do on any distribution to make it do X, Y, or Z. >> It is your responsibility to figure out *how*. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:35 PM, <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> Here is my experience which is not much compared to some >> members in this forum... >> >> >> 1. Fast booting, lot of people have mentioned that ubuntu has >> a slow boot up speed compared to Angstrom. The boot and >> shutdown speed of the default version of Angstrom is quite fast. >> 2. Hardware support may be limited. I was unable to use my >> netgear wifi dongle and a huawei 3G dongle. I think ubuntu >> should support these. I think android should be better here. >> >> In my opinion if you want to just use a headless system then >> angstrom will be best choice.. >> >> thanks >> a >> >> Angstrom >> >> >> On Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:09:08 AM UTC+5:30, >> [email protected] wrote: >> >> Can someone please clarify for me some of the reasons one >> would put Angstom vs ubuntu or android on the BBB. >> I have no intention to ever have a monitor or mouse >> connected to my board. I just want to use it as an >> headless embedded system to monitor and control things. >> >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >> it, send an email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit >> https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out >> <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. >> >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out >> <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
I would not worry about the "stability" you just have to be aware of what Kernel you're running and what the next update entails. I have yet to hit an issue on my pi's or bones most have been running arch for at least a year. I have one gumstix that has been on the same arch install for 3 to 3.5 years now. After you run arch for awhile it all becomes second nature and you wont ever look back. It's life on the edge, but its way sweeter there :P Also once you get use to pacman you will see its way more powerful than apt-get. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
