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Slackware 64bit AArch64 (ARM64) 'current' (development branch): Installation Documentation
This document lists the Hardware Models that are supported by Slackware AArch64.
Hardware Vendor | SoC | Hardware Model | Maintainer | Testing cadence | Installation Instructions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pine64 | RK3399 | RockPro64 | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously | Instructions |
Pine64 | RK3399 | PineBook Pro | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously | Instructions |
Element14 | BCM2711 | Raspberry Pi 4 | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously | Instructions |
Element14 | BCM2837 | Raspberry Pi 3 | A Hardware Model Custodian needs to be assigned | - | - |
Mini root filesystems for unsupported Hardware Models
Slackware is not intended to be installed from disc images - this is purely for developmental purposes
Whilst Slackware ARM officially supports a small number of Hardware Models, it is capable of running on many more.
Most of the time all that is required is:
- A custom kernel (or patches) for the Hardware Model
- Knowledge of how to build and work with the Hardware Model's boot loader
If the Hardware Model is popular, users of other distributions such as Debian, Gentoo and Ubuntu may have already succeeded in getting Linux running on one of these devices.
To help with this, Slackware ARM provides mini root filesystem images of a minimal/base installation.
These images are aimed at developers or those who are competent using Linux.
Please read the README file which has more details, and click here to download the root filesystem images.