On 22/10/2019 17:47, RobH wrote:
> On 22/10/2019 17:32, A. Dumas wrote:
>> RobH  wrote:
>>> In my case it is because I run Ubuntu on my 2 desktops, of which 1 of
>>> them just runs 2 specific programs which I want to put or run on the
>>> pi4.
>>> If they run on ubuntu desktop then they will or should run on ubuntu
>>> server with xubuntu desktop.
>>
>> No. They have different architectures: your desktop has an Intel or AMD
>> processor and the Pi has an ARM processor. Just install Raspbian, it
>> has by
>> far the best support for the Raspberry Pi (and beginners like yourself).
>>
>
> Fair enough, I understand that bit but if the Pi4 has Ubuntu server, why
> wouldn't a program for ubuntu run ok on it. I  thought that it would.
>
It might if you compiled it from source
For ARM


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