Fedora's ARM team has announced the general availability of Fedora 17 for ARM architecture. The GA release includes prebuilt images for Versatile Express (QEMU), Trimslice,
Beagleboard xM, Pandaboard, Kirkwood Plugs, Highbank and iMX based hardware platforms.
Paul Whalen of Red Hat is inviting enthusiast to test the release. He writes on the mailing list, "We invite you to download the Fedora 17 GA release and provide your valuable input to the Fedora ARM team. Please join us on the IRC in #fedora-arm on Freenode or send feedback and comments to the ARM mailing list."
The GA release includes prebuilt images for Versatile Express (QEMU), Trimslice, Beagleboard xM, Pandaboard, Kirkwood Plugs, Highbank and iMX based hardware platforms. Prebuilt images with kernels that can be written directly to SD Card, USB, or SATA drive and booted without any additional steps or configuration. Additionally, separate kernels and tar balls are provided for those who wish to roll their own images.
You can download the images for specific hardware from here.
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