News
- First 64-bit OS for Pi 3
- LTE Connectivity
- 3rd Generation Pi Drive
- Pi will outsell the Commodore 64
- Tighter Security for your Pi
The Pi Wire
CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Pi gets first 64-bit OS
Raspberry Pi finally has an enterprise grade, 64 bit Linux based operating system. During SUSECon, 2016, SUSE announced that SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) SP2 will support the Raspberry Pi 3, Model B.
Powered by quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, this device is the first 64-bit product by Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. However to date there have been no 64 bit operating systems to take advantage of it. SLES is the first to do so.
SUSE supports many architectures and the theam have been working with ARM for SLES. "We noticed that the processor on the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B was a Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit A53 ARM processor," Jay Kruemcke, Senior Product Manager – SUSE Linux Enterprise at SUSE, wrote on the SUSE blog [1], "So theoretically, much of the work needed to enable this processor in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) had already been done as part of the SLES for ARM project."
[...]
Use Express-Checkout link below to read the full article (PDF).
Buy this article as PDF
Express-Checkout as PDF
Pages: 4
Price $2.95
(incl. VAT)
(incl. VAT)
Buy Raspberry Pi Geek
TABLET & SMARTPHONE APPS
US / Canada
UK / Australia
Related content
-
News
RealVNC for Free; Asus Tinker Board; Pi Compute Module 3; Dride Smart Dashcam; and NextCloud Box.
-
Using the Raspberry Pi as a backup server
A good backup system is not only important, it is essential when a hard drive crashes, a virus infects the system, or you are victimized by ransomware. Luckily, the Raspberry Pi is ideally suited to run as a backup server in the background.
-
On the DVD
Raspbian Jessie 2017/01 and Opensuse Leap 42.2 E20
-
Open and secure videoconferencing with Jangouts
Jangouts, an open and free drop in for Skype and Hangouts, when installed on a Raspberry Pi provides a videoconferencing solution for up to 40 users for under $50.
-
Getting up close and personal with openSUSE 42.2
openSUSE is a Linux based, free and open source operating system sponsored by SUSE, the oldest Linux company in existence. You can now run openSUSE on your Pi. In this article you’ll learn how.
