How to run Arch Linux on the Pi
Oct 05, 2020
4 minutes
The Raspberry Pi 4, thanks to its faster processor, USB connectivity and networking, is oft-touted as a desktop replacement. Be that as it may, we’re going to show you how even an early model Pi can run a desktop… of sorts. We’re going to use the community ARM port of Arch Linux to set up a lightweight desktop running i3. To add insult to injury, we’ll combine the w3m browser, the mpv media player, and the popular youtube-dl script. This will enable you to browse YouTube (its many adverts and other streaming sites) from the comfort of a terminal window.
Arch Linux is generally recognised as being hard to install, and its ARM counterpart is certainly a far cry from
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