Debian package for ARM CPUs (SYN-628)

[matrixbot]

As a user I would like to have a ARM-package for Debian, so that I can do a apt-get on a Raspber Pi.

(Imported from https://matrix.org/jira/browse/SYN-628)

(Reported by bob)

[matrixbot]

#390 relates to this.

-- Jon Spriggs

[nioc]

Hello, any news concerning this?

[Extarys]

Is there any progress on this? A docker image to run on a raspberry would allow smaller groups and home users to deploy Matrix/Synapse at home quite easily.

[aaronraimist]

Note for anyone coming across this issue: The matrix-synapse package in Debian Backports supports ARM

[erikjohnston]

Note (mostly to self): This issue refers to the debs published by matrix.org which don't currently support ARM

[ShadowJonathan]

#4599 is possibly related to this

[marcdraco]

This is still rumbling on I see. The instructions make no mention that this is not available for ARM, and for the most part they work flawlessly until you spot that little grumble about ARM not being supported.

For a fairly major package (and a darned important one at that, if we're to take back the Internet from the super-rich who deal in OUR private lives) this is pretty important.

Many people would join "the federation" (live long and prosper) if only they could just buy a little ARM box like a RPi or something similar, dump it behind their router and just use it - I'd help with that sort of project, but I'm 'nixed (pardon the pun) because I can't make it work. Even the Docker image of Synapse doesn't work right now so I'm out of my depth and quite perturbed by my ignorance and inability to help.

@richvdh - this is my system (Odroid C2) running Linux version 3.16.85-65 (root@builder_n2) (gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jan 18 13:32:38 UTC 2021

Is my version wrong somewhere? I'm somewhat limited in choice of operating system but the Pi 3 only has half the memory and a fairly pedestrian filing system, so the Odroid would make a better host. (I've managed to tie myself in knots working on the Oracle VMs).

sudo apt update
[sudo] password for marc: 
Hit:1 https://packages.matrix.org/debian focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease  

...

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-arm64/Packages' as repository 'https://packages.matrix.org/debian focal InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'arm64'

[otrapersona]

I second the request for ARM64 binaries.