Raspberry Pi - Arch Linux or Raspberry Pi OS
Raspberry Pi - Arch Linux or Raspberry Pi OS
Hi everyone,
I'm currently changing my setup a bit and I'm thinking about firing up my Raspberry Pi 4 again as a home server kind thing. I typically use Arch (BTW) as my go-to linux distro but IIRC arch on the Pi gave me some trouble last time I tried it. Does anyone know how stable arch on Pi is right now? Also, is there a particular reason I should or shouldn't use the native Raspberry Pi OS?
I know I didn't write about uses really but that's because I haven't figured out what I want to do with it yet... I've recently moved my main server (mainly media) to my folks' house since they got fiber (gotta go fast), but I think it makes sense having some lower profile server running in my own home so I can connect to it remotely.
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I'm a huge advocate for Arch on desktop machines, but it's probably not ideal for a server running on a RPi unless you particularly enjoy babysitting it.
I used Dietpi in the past but I've had best luck recently with the official Pi OS Lite. Hardware support is perfect; any software you may run is likely tested using the official distro so idiosyncratic issues pop up less often; plus general community support is excellent.
I see, this aligns with my previous experience with Arch on Pi. I guess I’ll stick with Pi OS Lite for now. Thanks!