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<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.linux-arm.info/index.php/209-arch-linux-on-hp-touchpad-installation-demonstration linux-arm news| title = Arch Linux On HP TouchPad - Installation + Demonstration | website = linux-arm.info }}</ref>
==History and Development==▼
Arch Linux ARM is based off of Arch Linux, a minimalist Linux distribution first released on March 11, 2002.<ref>{{cite web▼
| url = https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/History_of_Arch_Linux | title = History of Arch Linux | accessdate = 2014-12-13 | website = wiki.archlinux.org}}</ref> The idea of making a single, official port of Arch Linux for devices with ARM processors was born from members of the Arch Linux PlugApps and ArchMobile development teams<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=117251 | title = Arch Linux BBS [ARM] Arch Linux ARM: A new unified effort from PlugApps & ArchMobile| accessdate = 2014-12-13| website = bbs.archlinux.org}}</ref>, notably Mike Staszel, who went on to found the Arch Linux ARM project<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archlinuxarm.org/about/team | title = Team | accessdate = 2014-12-11 | website = archlinuxarm.org}}</ref>.▼
Kevin Mihelich is currently Arch Linux ARM's primary developer<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archlinuxarm.org/about/team | title = Team | accessdate = 2014-12-11 | website = archlinuxarm.org}}</ref>. Arch Linux ARM is community developed, with software development and user support provided fully by volunteer effort and donations<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archlinuxarm.org/donate | title = Donate | accessdate = 2014-12-11 | website = archlinuxarm.org}}</ref>. Also, unlike other community supported operating systems such as Ubuntu, Arch Linux ARM has a relatively small user base, making user participation in development especially important<ref>{{cite web | url = https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/arch_compared_to_other_distributions | title = Arch compared to other distributions| accessdate = 2014-12-13| website = wiki.archlinux.org}}</ref>.▼
==Support==
Unlike Arch Linux, which is aimed at [[x86]] CPUs ([[IA-32]] and [[x86-64]]), Arch Linux ARM is aimed at low- and high-end ARM CPUs. On the low end there is support for ARMv5 platforms like plug computers and OXNAS-based ARMv6 [[Pogoplug]]s.▼
▲Unlike Arch Linux, which is aimed at [[x86]]
On the higher end, there is support for:
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* ARMv7 first generation [[ARM Cortex-A8|Cortex-A8]] platforms, such as the [[BeagleBoard]] or [[Cubieboard]]
* ARMv7 second generation [[ARM Cortex-A9|Cortex-A9]] and Tegra platforms, such as the [[PandaBoard]] or [[TrimSlice]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arm_arch_trimslice&num=1 |title=Arch-ing ARM: Running Arch Linux On The NVIDIA Tegra 2 |last=Larabel |first=Michael |date=January 13, 2012 |website=[[Phoronix]] |accessdate=July 3, 2013}}</ref>
* ARMv7 third generation [[ARM Cortex-A7|Cortex-A7]] and [[ARM Cortex-A15|Cortex-A15]] platforms, such as the [[Cubieboard2]], [[Odroid]] XU, [[Samsung Chromebook#Samsung Series 3|Samsung Chromebook (series 3)
However, Arch Linux ARM can run on any device that supports ARMv5te, ARMv6h or ARMv7 instruction sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.activestate.com/blog/2013/06/supporting-arch-linux-arm-development-team-komodo-ide |title=Supporting the Arch Linux ARM Development Team with Komodo IDE |last=Kanasoot |first=Michael |date=June 27, 2013 |website=[[ActiveState]] |accessdate=July 1, 2013}}</ref>
▲==History and Development==
▲Arch Linux ARM is based off of Arch Linux, a minimalist Linux distribution first released on March 11, 2002.<ref>{{cite web
▲ | url = https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/History_of_Arch_Linux | title = History of Arch Linux | accessdate = 2014-12-13 | website = wiki.archlinux.org}}</ref> The idea of making a single, official port of Arch Linux for devices with ARM processors was born from members of the Arch Linux PlugApps and ArchMobile development teams<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=117251 | title = Arch Linux BBS [ARM] Arch Linux ARM: A new unified effort from PlugApps & ArchMobile| accessdate = 2014-12-13| website = bbs.archlinux.org}}</ref>, notably Mike Staszel, who went on to found the Arch Linux ARM project<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archlinuxarm.org/about/team | title = Team | accessdate = 2014-12-11 | website = archlinuxarm.org}}</ref>.
▲Kevin Mihelich is currently Arch Linux ARM's primary developer<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archlinuxarm.org/about/team | title = Team | accessdate = 2014-12-11 | website = archlinuxarm.org}}</ref>. Arch Linux ARM is community developed, with software development and user support provided fully by volunteer effort and donations<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.archlinuxarm.org/donate | title = Donate | accessdate = 2014-12-11 | website = archlinuxarm.org}}</ref>. Also, unlike other community supported operating systems such as Ubuntu, Arch Linux ARM has a relatively small user base, making user participation in development especially important<ref>{{cite web | url = https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/arch_compared_to_other_distributions | title = Arch compared to other distributions| accessdate = 2014-12-13| website = wiki.archlinux.org}}</ref>.
== See also ==
{{Portal|Linux}}
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