Difference between revisions of "Will RPi Run"
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| A piece of software | | A piece of software | ||
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− | | '''First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" .''' If it is open source , | + | | '''First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" .''' If it is open source , You could try to test it yourself. : <br> |
− | Get the development VM , the software source code , compile in scratchbox , | + | Get the development VM , the software source code, <br> compile in scratchbox, run in scratchbox and qemu :<br> If it works it'll work on the pi , but perhaps slower. |
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| My favorite PS3/PC game | | My favorite PS3/PC game | ||
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| As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. <br> | | As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. <br> | ||
facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes. | facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes. | ||
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| Another operating system | | Another operating system | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
− | | | + | | <nowiki> "I like to code my own one :"</nowiki> |
− | The Pi has no BIOS , relies on binary blobs and closed-source <br> userspace libraries for graphics accceleration and GPU/CPU bootup. Feel free to go. | + | The Pi has no BIOS , relies on binary blobs and closed-source <br> userspace libraries for graphics accceleration and GPU/CPU bootup. Feel free to go. Many APIs available <br> |
− | Mac OS X : never , RiscOS: WIP , Fedora 14: WIP , Debian 6 : yes , ArchLinux : yes , DOS: use qemu | + | Else: |
+ | Mac OS X : never , RiscOS: WIP , Fedora 14: WIP , Debian 6 : yes , ArchLinux : yes ,<br> DOS: use qemu (should be fast enough) , <br> Darwin - you realize there is a big difference to MAC OS X ? | ||
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| Windows | | Windows | ||
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| Netflix | | Netflix | ||
| No | | No | ||
− | | Netflix uses proprietary technology which is not supported for Linux. There is <br> help request against that online. | + | | Netflix uses proprietary technology (Microsoft Silverlight) which is not supported for Linux. There is a<br />help request against that online. |
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| Android | | Android | ||
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|Java | |Java | ||
|Yes | |Yes | ||
− | | Might be *slow* . No idea about browser plugins. | + | | Might be *slow* . No idea about browser plugins. The Open JDK has has a slow JIT <br> Oracle are keen to port their JDK. |
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|Flash | |Flash | ||
|No | |No | ||
|You can try gnash (GNU Flash) and many other projects. <br> They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing. | |You can try gnash (GNU Flash) and many other projects. <br> They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing. | ||
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+ | | Apache | ||
+ | | Yes apparently | ||
+ | |[http://elinux.org/RPi_webserver Apache Web server port Page] | ||
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Revision as of 08:28, 15 September 2012
Program | Will It Run? | Note |
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A piece of software | ? | First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" . If it is open source , You could try to test it yourself. : Get the development VM , the software source code, |
My favorite PS3/PC game | NO ! |
Minecraft : no, Quake 3 : luckily yes , other games: convince the developer ! |
My favorite Web 2.0 / 1.0 App | ? | As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes. |
Windows | No | Windows runs only on x86 type computers , the Pi is ARM. |
Windows 8 | NO ! |
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WinCE/WinMobile/ WinXYZ |
NO ! |
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WINE | No | Sorry. WINE is x86 only. Anything else is a pipe dream , believe me. |
Netflix | No | Netflix uses proprietary technology (Microsoft Silverlight) which is not supported for Linux. There is a help request against that online. |
Android | ? | Very propable , but NOT Ice Cream Sandwich ! Remember : 256 MB RAM ? |
Java | Yes | Might be *slow* . No idea about browser plugins. The Open JDK has has a slow JIT Oracle are keen to port their JDK. |
Flash | No | You can try gnash (GNU Flash) and many other projects. They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing. |
Apache | Yes apparently | Apache Web server port Page |