Your opinions of linux distributions on pi 5?

[scarlin]

What do you think of pi 5 and the AstroArch distribution?

[fozzybear]

awaiting delivery of more sdcards for my rpi4's then will give it a go.

[JonCarleton]

I prefer to just add the software I want to a ubuntu distro.  That method has served me well since the Pi's have been around.  They are my go-to mount computers.

I know ubuntu is going to be around and is rock solid on a Pi 3, 4 or 5. I'm going to need INDI drivers for whatever imaging platform I need, so that download is a given.  I have used Siril on a Pi4 and OrangePi5 with good result, though I did have to compile Siril on the OrangePi5.  At least the OrangePi Ubuntu made it easy to find the library requirements for the compile. I can also run CCDciel or Ekos, ASTAP,  GIMP with little effort.  None of the ARM SBC's are going to run PixInsight anytime soon, so that isn't a factor.

That said, I have found in the past some really nuggets of genius in unusual places by "just trying new things."  If you never try, to never find those.

[AstroMuni]

On 08/03/2024 at 15:31, scarlin said:

What do you think of pi 5 and the AstroArch distribution?

Its a good distro and is slowly but surely becoming more main stream. I tried it when it was in its first few releases and faced issues where the updates would break the OS and it had to be reinstalled from scratch. So as compared to Astroberry or Stellarmate its still in its infant stages but fast getting there all thanks to its maintainer...Hats off for his efforts.