Using a 32-bit and/or 64-bit Raspbian distribution - Buster and/or Bullseye distribution

[robertdelmas]

Hi all,
I want to make an AllSky with a B&W camera (ASI178MM).
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB of RAM, but the good management of the 8 GB of RAM is only managed by the 64 bits distributions.
My questions are:

• Does the AllSky software work with the 64-bit Raspbian distribution?
• Or is it mandatory to use a 32-bit Raspbian distribution (but limited to 3 GB instead of 8 GB)?
• Does the AllSky software work with Buster and/or Bullseye distribution?
  Sorry for these elementary questions.
  Have a nice day.
  Robert from Toulouse (south west of France).

[EricClaeys]

@robertdelmas Those are good questions. The current version of Allsky should work with any Pi OS (the new name for "Raspian"). I don't know if anyone is running 64-bit Buster, but some users are running 64-bit Bullseye. I suggest staying away from 64-bit Buster since it was never officially supported by the Pi team.

The next version of Allsky, which will be out in a month or so, does support all Pi OS releases. The Pi organization now says that 64-bit Bullseye is officially supported, and some of our developers are using that release.
We suggest reinstalling a clean Bullseye (either 32 or 64-bit) prior to installing the next version of Allsky.

[robertdelmas]

Thanks a lot Eric for your detailed answer.
As I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB, I will install the next version of AllSky with a clean Bullseye 64 bit.
A+
Robert

[EricClaeys]

Robert, you may want to install the current version on a new Bullseye 64-bit. When the new release comes out you can easily upgrade. Your system will still be pretty "clean".

[robertdelmas]

OK I will do that to test my installation on the desk.
Thank a lot Eric.