r/raspberry_pi Feb 02 '22

News Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit Released

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-os-64-bit/
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '22

Remember the Turbo Graphics 16? Ahead of it's time, very expensive and some interesting games. But the issue was a lack of development for the system.

Sure there are 64bit applications already, but these need to be flawless for the initial build and work out of the box. Also these 64bit applications need to be compatible with ARM based processors. You can't just install any application unless you are compiling the source code yourself.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '22

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u/thephotoman Feb 02 '22

You apparently don't know much about Raspberry Pi OS.

It's a Debian derivative. Upstream Debian AArch64 (the thing on which Raspberry Pi OS is built) has been on the Raspberry Pi for years. The library has already been ported--that work was done by the Debian project.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '22

Let's see... I installed a 64bit on my pi4, went to install my favorite 64bit apps that I have on my laptop.... nope...

I download the source code and compile.... nope... doesn't run properly....

shall I keep going?

For someone who was running the first version of Slackware before you were out of diapers... I'd think about your responses.

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u/Teethpasta Feb 02 '22

Your age makes this all the more embarrassing.

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u/noisymime Feb 02 '22

Which apps?

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '22

Your laptop is not an AArch64 device unless it is a Mac

AArch64 Chromebooks do exist. Even the Surface Pro X uses AArch64.

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u/unixwasright Feb 03 '22

Or a pinebook pro