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Fedora based Distros

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Until there are maintained Ubuntu/Debian images available, Fedora Linux based Distros will probably be your best choice for day-to-day stability and ease of use.
ARM64 is a first-class architecture for Fedora, so it will probably have the best documentation and a large selection of packages.

There are two types of Fedora based Distros available:

Pocketblue Fedora Remix

is a libostree and Bootc based immutable Distro with a read-only root filesystem and image-based, atomic updates.
Images are based on Upstream Silverblue/Kionite images so the experience is very close to 'stock' Fedora.
Pocketblue will probably be your best Choice if you want a stably OS for daily use without much tinkering.

Benefits:

  • Very beginner-friendly
  • Mature Project with own Wiki
  • Stable, hard-to-break immutable Base
  • Easy install with ready-made flash script
  • Ships with Mu Silicium UEFI and a GRUB Bootloader, enabling easy Linux Multibooting and other Goodies
  • You don't have to worry about updates, as the whole system is updated in one go

Drawbacks:

  • You will rely heavily on Toolbox, Flatpaks and AppImages for Apps
  • Atomic nature requires extra steps to install regular RPM packages
  • Might feel limiting to Enthusiasts

Useful links:
Switching from kxboot to Silicium UEFI & GRUB on a running System
Fedora Atomic Documentation

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Regular Fedora

provides a regular Fedora experience with its benefits and drawbacks.
Probably your best choice if you have prior Linux experience and want an up-to-date, stable Distro you can tinker on and still get work done.

Benefits:

  • Packages directly from the Fedora Repos, everything but pipa-specific packages independent from the distro maintainer
  • You can build your own Images with packages of your choosing
  • I try to ship the newest Kernel on my Builds
  • Good mix of leading-edge and stability

Drawbacks:

  • Things might break on updates as the maintainer has little control over a running System
  • Might miss default packages (Fonts, etc ...)

pipaDB, 7.0.8
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6.15.11
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