If you’re just starting out,
this is the image we recommend you use. It’s a reference root filesystem from Alex and Dom, based on the
Raspbian optimised version of Debian, and containing LXDE, Midori, development tools and example source code for multimedia functions.
This image is identical to the Raspbian “wheezy” image, but uses the slower soft-float ABI. It is only intended for use with software such as the
Oracle JVM which does not yet support the hard-float ABI used by Raspbian.
Arch Linux ARM is based on Arch Linux, which aims for simplicity and full control to the end user. Note that this distribution may not be suitable for beginners. The latest version of this image uses the hard-float ABI, and boots to a command prompt in around ten seconds.