Arvor Linux: When Atomicity Finds Mutability.
An Atomic Linux Distro That Rejects Immutability and uses XFS and LVM Thin Snapshots.
Introducing Armvor
The ARM port of Arvor Linux, built for Raspberry Pi.
We are bringing the Arvor philosophy — atomicity without immutability, LVM thin snapshots, XFS — to ARM hardware. Armvor is designed specifically for Raspberry Pi devices.
Armvor is released. The codebase is currently under active development and is already available on our GitHub repository for those who want to follow along or contribute <3
Minimum Requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
Why use LVM and XFS instead of BTRFS? ▼
XFS is a high-performance journaling file system that offers extreme stability. Combined with LVM thin snapshots, we achieve atomic-like rollbacks without the metadata corruption risks sometimes associated with other filesystems.
How do rollbacks actually work? ▼
Arvor integrates directly with LVM. Before an update, a thin snapshot is automatically created. If your system fails to boot, you simply select the previous snapshot from nsm to instantly revert all changes.
Is the root partition strictly read-only? ▼
No! That is the core philosophy of Arvor. We provide the safety nets of an atomic distribution (atomic rollbacks) while allowing you full write access to your filesystem when you need it.