On 11/28/2013 07:55 AM, Robert Nelson wrote: > On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Michael Mullin <[email protected]> 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 > lol!! That statement is funny, as the arch guys actually use the > kernel patch hosted on my servers that i use for the ubuntu/debian > images. They just have the "updates" better integrated, via pacman: > > https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/blob/master/core/linux-am33x/PKGBUILD#L20 > > For ubuntu/debian you can "update" on every update via: > > export DIST=raring (options are > lucid/precise/quantal/raring/saucy/trusty/squeeze/wheezy/jessie) > export ARCH=armhf (options are armel/armhf) > > #BeagleBone > export BOARD=omap-psp > > wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/${DIST}-${ARCH}/LATEST-${BOARD} > wget $(cat ./LATEST-${BOARD} | grep STABLE | awk '{print $3}') > sudo /bin/bash install-me.sh > > But honestly, I'm still from the embedded background, usually you > install one kernel and never update it while deployed in the field, > plus i was to lazy to setup a deb repo. ;) > >> 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. > I've seen that too, although i'm not a desktop guy, so we really need > someone to look at the installed packages and find a better recpie > then this one i just threw together.. > > https://github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/blob/master/debian/small-lxde-desktop.sh > >> 3) starting to enjoy the systemctl stuff that arch uses > With my images, i'm looking to switch "jessie" to that by default too.. > > Regards, > Yes there kernel is basically the RCN sid kernel just with aufs and I think a couple other minor differences in the configs.
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