02-06-2019, 03:14 PM
(02-05-2019, 07:42 PM)evilbunny Wrote:(02-05-2019, 07:27 PM)mzs.112000 Wrote: As a Mint user myself, I am going to guess that Mint has source packages as well, right?
If so, it should be possible to just build each required package from source?
Just pointing out that it's not as simple as just pointing apt at a new repository.
In the case of arm boards it's even messier because there is no bios to hook into for driving hardware, which why there is so many armbian images.
I wonder why no one has came up with a standardized EFI system for ARM boards?
There needs to be an EFI firmware with ports for the major ARM systems, ideally it should also have a user-acessible UI just like a regular computer/laptop. Then, that would eliminate the issue of having so many images for different boards or different board variants, since the EFI would provide a standardized HAL for OS to hook into.... Installing new OS on an ARM-based laptop, SBC or PC would be as simple as installing one on an Intel computer.
