alma linux 9.4 aarch64 for raspberry pi 5 fails to boot and install
I tried to install AlmaLinux-9-RaspberryPi-GNOME-9.4-20240514.aarch64.raw.xz onto my Raspberry Pi 8GB. I downloaded the file from Alma Linux to my Raspberry Pi 5. I used Raspberry Pi Imager v1.8.5 to flash the file onto a 128GB SanDisk Extreme Plus m…
Raspberry Pi 5 boot failure with Alma Linux (iPhone photo)
I tried to install AlmaLinux-9-RaspberryPi-GNOME-9.4-20240514.aarch64.raw.xz onto my Raspberry Pi 8GB. I downloaded the file from Alma Linux to my Raspberry Pi 5. I used Raspberry Pi Imager v1.8.5 to flash the file onto a 128GB SanDisk Extreme Plus micro SDXC card, identical to the card that Ubuntu 24.04 for Raspberry Pi 5 executes from. Ubuntu works just fine, thank-you-very-much. Every time I read one of these breathless articles on a Linux support website (9to5Linux in this case) about the latest distribution that will run on a Raspberry Pi 5 and then waste my time downloading, flashing, and watching that distribution even fail to boot, I get a little more annoyed.
Look folks, I don't know why there are so many who are vocal against Ubuntu, and are always looking and promoting alternatives. All I know is that the best distribution for a Raspberry Pi 5, one that will boot, install, and Just Works, is Ubuntu 24.04 for the Raspberry Pi 5.
By the way, don't leave a comment about how I have to open config.txt and set os_check to zero as noted above. The test is simple for any distribution: it works straight out of the box, or it fails. Ubuntu worked straight out of the box, Alma Linux does not.
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