Editing ARM architecture family (section)

====Desktop and server operating systems====
* Support for Armv8-A was merged into the [[Linux kernel]] version 3.7 in late 2012.<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/1/317 |title=Re: &#91;GIT PULL&#93; arm64: Linux kernel port |date=1 October 2012 |author=Linus Torvalds |mailing-list=Linux kernel mailing list |access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref> Armv8-A is supported by a number of [[Linux distribution]]s, such as:
** [[Debian]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTMxMzU |title=64-bit ARM Version of Ubuntu/Debian Is Booting |last=Larabel |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Larabel |publisher=[[Phoronix]] |date=27 February 2013 |access-date=17 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2014/12/#debianportsarms |title=Debian Project News – August 14th, 2014 |publisher=[[Debian]] |date=14 August 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014}}</ref>
** [[Armbian]]
** [[Alpine Linux]]
** [[Ubuntu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ubuntu.com/download/server/arm |title=Ubuntu Server for ARM |website=ubuntu.com}}</ref>
** [[Fedora Linux|Fedora]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/AArch64 |title=Architectures/AArch64 |access-date=16 January 2015}}</ref>
** [[NixOS]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM |title=NixOS on ARM |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref>
** [[openSUSE]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:ARM/AArch64 |title=Portal:ARM/AArch64 |access-date=16 January 2015}}</ref>
** [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/12-SP2/ |title=SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 Release Notes |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref>
** [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-introduces-arm-server-support-red-hat-enterprise-linux |title=Red Hat introduces ARM server support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux |website=redhat.com |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
** [[Raspberry Pi OS]] (formerly Raspbian)
* Support for Armv8-A was merged into [[FreeBSD]] in late 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2014/11/64-bit-arm-architecture-project-update.html |title=64-bit ARM architecture project update |publisher=The FreeBSD Foundation |date=24 November 2014}}</ref>
* [[OpenBSD]] has Armv8 support {{as of|2023|lc=true}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.openbsd.org/arm64.html |title=OpenBSD/arm64 |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[NetBSD]] has Armv8 support since early 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-arm/2018/04/01/msg004702.html |title=NetBSD/arm64 |access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
* [[Windows]] - [[Windows 10]] runs 32-bit "[[x86]] and 32-bit ARM applications",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/hp-asus-announce-first-windows-10-arm-pcs-20-hour-battery-life-gigabit-lte/ |title=HP, Asus announce first Windows 10 ARM PCs: 20-hour battery life, gigabit LTE |quote=This new version of Windows 10 is Microsoft's first 64-bit ARM operating system. It'll run x86 and 32-bit ARM applications from the Store, and in due course, 64-bit ARM applications. However, Microsoft hasn't yet finalised its 64-bit ARM SDK. Many pieces are in place (there's a 64-bit ARM compiler, for example), but the company isn't yet taking 64-bit ARM applications submitted to the Store, and there aren't any 64-bit ARM desktop applications either. |work=Ars Technica |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> as well as native ARM64 desktop apps;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mspoweruser.com/windows-arm64-gets-first-compiled-apps/ |title=Windows 10 on ARM64 gets its first compiled apps |website=MSPoweruser |first=Mehedi |last=Hassan |date=10 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018-06-01-vlc-one-of-first-arm64-windows-apps.html |title=VLC becomes one of first ARM64 Windows apps |website=Engadget |first1=Katrina |last1=Filippidis |date=1 June 2018 }}</ref> [[Windows 11]] runs native ARM64 apps and can also run x86 and x86-64 apps via emulation. Support for 64-bit ARM apps in the [[Microsoft Store]] has been available since November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2018/11/15/official-support-for-windows-10-on-arm-development/ |title=Official support for Windows 10 on ARM development |website=Windows Blogs |department=Windows Developer |date=15 November 2018 |last1=Sweetgall |first1=Marc |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref><!--Possibly Windows 10 IoT belongs here, but may have same "weak" support as Windows 10 Mobile. Do not add here without consensus/sure. See [[Talk:Windows 10 Mobile/Archive 2#No 64-bit ["ARMv8" support as implied in infobox?]: "Windows Mobile 10 without aarch64 support?"
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* [[macOS]] has ARM support since late 2020; the first release to support ARM is [[macOS Big Sur]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=November 12, 2020 |title=macOS Big Sur is now available to download |work=[[The Verge]] |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21562585/macos-11-big-sur-apple-mac-download-available-now |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Rosetta 2 adds support for [[x86-64]] applications but not virtualization of x86-64 computer platforms.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clover |first=Juli |date=June 23, 2020 |title=Rosetta Won't Support x86 Virtualization Apps Running Windows |work=[[MacRumors]] |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/23/rosetta-wont-support-x86-virtualization-windows/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>