Arch Linux ARM

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1. A lot of ALARM core repositories are out of date, their extra repositories are even worse.

   Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “Building an Arch Linux Aarch64 Port for Holo Core”

2. when Asahi was first released exclusively as an Arch Linux ARM distro

   Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “Asahi Linux 7.1 Progress Report”

3. one of the best things to happen to this world

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Running official Arch Linux on Arm (not to be confused ArchLinuxARM)”

4. it's very smooth for a passive cooling thing

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Building an Arch Linux Aarch64 Port for Holo Core”