Hello. @AZorin
I am a Raspberry pi 5 user and I was wondering if there is an ARM64 Build Yet?
We don't have a build of Zorin OS for Raspberry Pi 5 yet. However, we aim to make one in the near future.
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In another Topic an Admin said they were making a Zorin 16 Version (for the Pi 4)
I believe that this is the post you are referring to:
Interesting read:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/qualcomm-wins-prolonged-legal-battle-with-arm-over-licensing-deal#:~:text=A%20jury%20this%20week%20awarded,it%20acquired%20startup%20Nuvia%20Inc.
Canonical provides reasonably well supported ARM in Pi4 and 5. It may be possible for the Zoringroup to fork and adapt for Zorin OS.
But this too, is hit by problems. Ubuntu only provides limited hardware support, even with its much larger engineering team. ARM is not standardized like x86, and the hardware variability makes providing a stable system across a broad spectrum of users a lot more difficult.
This sets a higher requirement for upstream support.
Due to high demand for Zorin OS current releases, including the Zorin Upgrader, most users coming from Windows OS being on x86 architecture and Zorin Grid, to me it makes sense that priorities needed to shift in order to meet the higher stakes demands: Primarily Grid and Upgrader.
The time the Zoringroup spent creating an ARM Zorin OS 16 subtracted time from developing Zorin Upgrader - which... something had to give and get set on the back burner.
I am often critical. But as a user and member; I fully agree with the choices made on this one.
The Upgrader (Which I do not even use) was such high demand, it needed address and it gone done.
And Grid is high pressure, too.
While ARM is a nice thing to hope for; given the need for upstream support and hardware stability; I would advocate that the current Grid is the higher priority with ARM settling in long term until the ZorinGroup can allocate proper time and resources to it with other pending developments settled and sorted.
There is much to ARM to suggest it has a place in the future.
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That is not the one, but that is related enough that I care. Also I know that the Pi 5 supports Ubuntu, so can I at least compile or add the Zorin files?
Yes, in fact users on this forum have done so. Installing Ubuntu, then adding the Zorin OS repositories to install Zorin specifics worked for them.
Ooh what is the link? Or at least what it is called?
I am not sure what you are asking for here... I mentioned users on this forum have done so, so you may mean this:
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yes, that will do
Only to offer an Alternative: Debian supports ARM, too.
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Does Debian really have the Zorin look?
No, the Look it doesn't have. It comes with Vanilla Gnome Desktop. I named it because it has an ARM Version. But You can add some Gnome Extensions to make it similar to Zorin.