# \#distro

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## [PostmarketOS - uConsole CM4](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/postmarketos-uconsole-cm4/12458)

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**Author:** [@mikeschnier](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/mikeschnier)\
**Replies:** 90\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/postmarketos-uconsole-cm4/12458 "2026-07-03T14:25:32Z")

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Edit 2: Now that there’s an official testing build, it’s easier to set up a distro with the pmbootstrap utility. This is the first community maintained distro for the uConsole that I’ve seen in the wild! PostmarketOS is…

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## [How to install Sway to the uConsole on CM5?](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-install-sway-to-the-uconsole-on-cm5/19960)

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**Author:** [@acelot](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/acelot)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-install-sway-to-the-uconsole-on-cm5/19960 "2025-10-14T03:24:41Z")

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Hey guys! I’m trying to setup Sway WM on my uConsole. AFAIK Rex’s images are the only images that supports CM5 (tell me if I wrong). So I decide to install the lite version (without DM) of Debain Trixie from here. Curren…

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## [New Distro Poll](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-distro-poll/13493)

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**Author:** [@Rex](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rex)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-distro-poll/13493 "2024-06-06T13:47:05Z")

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I’m bored and want to adapt another distro to be fully compatible with our devices on the CM4. e.g. drivers, rotated screens, kernel updates… The current up to date distros are PostmarketOS, Arch, Debian Bookworm, Ubunt…

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## [ArchLinux ARM for uConsole CM4 -- living documentation](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/archlinux-arm-for-uconsole-cm4-living-documentation/12804)

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**Author:** [@yatli](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/yatli)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/archlinux-arm-for-uconsole-cm4-living-documentation/12804 "2024-05-07T21:32:45Z")

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Current status: a test firmware is built. tl;dr – I maintain the devterm ArchLinuxARM distro, and now I also want to do uConsole-CM4; As of now, please don’t follow any “instructions” here – it’s a messy dump of my he…