Rock64 - Use as desktop
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Hi,

I am considering setting up Rock64 as a desktop system. I am comfortable with Linux, so the flavor really does not matter.

What I want to achieve is a complete desktop solution with Rock64 + Wifi + 64 GB eMMC.
 
My questions are:
  • Do the Linux images released contain all the drivers needed? In other words, will I be able to assemble the system, flash the eMMC, boot and everything just works? 
  • Does the distros available for download use their official repositories (Ubuntu, Debian, Arch... ) or do we need to use ayufan's repositories?
  • Can we enable distro's official ARM repository and be able to download software, or are we restricted to Pine64 repositories?
  • I see the A/V jack on the board. Is this for a general purpose 3.5 mm sound jack?
To be absolutely honest, I want to be a bit comfortable - I am fine with Linux, terminal and troubleshooting, but not so far up to drivers or other low level tasks. So I'd like to have a working system as a baseline to start with.

These are the questions that are holding me back from ordering, really.

Thank you for your replies!

Regards
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Messages In This Thread
Rock64 - Use as desktop - by tbalci - 08-13-2017, 03:01 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Luke - 08-13-2017, 08:05 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Vasant - 08-14-2017, 07:21 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Luke - 08-15-2017, 03:32 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by tbalci - 08-13-2017, 11:21 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Jakr - 08-15-2017, 08:57 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Vasant - 08-15-2017, 11:39 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by rhille - 08-28-2017, 09:10 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by rhille - 08-28-2017, 10:51 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Vasant - 08-28-2017, 01:49 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by rhille - 08-28-2017, 02:49 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Cyberscavenger - 12-24-2017, 03:18 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by dkryder - 12-24-2017, 06:50 PM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by Ricky - 04-06-2018, 11:15 AM
RE: Rock64 - Use as desktop - by tllim - 04-09-2018, 04:30 PM

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