Minisforum says disable four MS-R1 CPU cores. I test whether Linux schedules its heterogeneous 12-core ARM processor properly.
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Tag: ARM
XBian – Debian-based media center Linux distribution
XBian is a lightweight Debian-based media center distribution for Raspberry Pi and other ARM devices, with Kodi and rolling updates.
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Fedora Asahi Remix – Fedora Linux for Apple Silicon Macs
Fedora Asahi Remix brings Fedora Linux to Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma, Wayland, hardware acceleration and integrated audio support.
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openSUSE MicroOS – immutable rolling-release Linux distribution
openSUSE MicroOS is an immutable rolling-release Linux distribution for container workloads, atomic updates and reliable rollback.
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Droidian – Debian-based Linux distribution for mobile devices
Droidian is a Debian-based Linux distribution bringing a conventional GNU/Linux environment and Phosh interface to Android smartphones.
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CoreELEC – lightweight Linux distribution for Kodi
CoreELEC is a lightweight Linux distribution for Amlogic hardware that provides an appliance-style Kodi media centre with extensive codec support.
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postmarketOS – Alpine-based Linux distribution for mobile devices
postmarketOS is an Alpine Linux-based distribution bringing mainline Linux and multiple mobile interfaces to smartphones, tablets and other devices.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
In this article I’ll walk through installing Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on the Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: BIOS
In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation comparing it to other machines.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Benchmarks
I put the Minisforum MS-R1 through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of machines.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Introduction
The Minisforum MS-R1 is an ARM-based mini workstation aimed at developers and homelab enthusiasts looking for Linux/ARM experimentation
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: BIOS
In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the Orange Pi 6 Plus single board computer.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: Ubuntu
In this article I explore running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the Orange Pi 6 Plus single board computer.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Orange Pi 6 Plus comparing it to other machines.
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LinuxLinks: Our most-read stories of 2025
I’ve trawled through our statistics and found our ten most well received posts/series that saw the highest page views for 2025.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: 3 Types of Cores
The 12-core processor has a quad-core Cortex-A720 large core, quad-core Cortex-A720 medium core, and quad-core Cortex-A520 small core.
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Benchmarking the Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer
I put the Orange Pi 6 Plus through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of its competitors.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is the first article in a new series looking at the latest piece of kit from Orange Pi. It’s the Orange Pi 6 Plus development board.
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Radxa Cubie A7A Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
Radxa Cubie A7A is billed as an ultra-compact yet feature-rich SBC designed to deliver powerful performance in space-constrained environments.
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