Running CentOS-Stream 8 on Raspberry pi 4

Because the Automotive SIG does not currently publish the images that result from the OSBuild manifests, there are currently no CentOS Stream images available to run on a Raspberry Pi 4. However, CentOS Community member Pablo Greco created a CentOS Linux 8 image that can run on a Raspberry Pi 4.

Follow these steps to get a CentOS Stream 8 OS running on a Raspberry Pi 4.

1. Download Pablo’s CentOS Linux 8 image for Raspberry Pi 4.

2. Unpack it.

   unxz CentOS-Userland-8-stream-aarch64-RaspberryPI-Minimal-4-sda.raw.xz
   

3. Flash it onto your SD card.

   Important

   Change the block device, shown as /dev/mmcblk0 in the example, according to your system.

   sudo dd if=CentOS-Userland-8-stream-aarch64-RaspberryPI-Minimal-4-sda.raw of=/dev/mmcblk0 status=progress bs=4M; sync
   

4. Using your preferred tool, such as gparted, gnome-disks, or another, extend the size of / because the default size may not be enough for what you want to do with your system.

5. Insert the SD card into your Raspberry Pi 4.

6. Boot the Raspberry Pi 4.
7. Login as root using the password: centos.

8. Connect the Raspberry Pi 4 to the internet.

   Wifi is not yet functional.

   If you are not near to a router and you cannot connect directly to it, use an intermediary internet-connected machine as a relay to connect the Raspberry Pi to an ethernet port.

   1. On the internet connected machine acting as a server, select Edit connections.
   2. Select the wired network that is connected to the Raspberry Pi.
   3. Select IPv4 Settings.
   4. Set Method: to Shared to other computers.
   5. Disconnect and reconnect the cable so Raspberry Pi gets an IP address, shown as 10.x.x.x in ifconfig.

9. Fully update the system and reboot.

   dnf update
   ...
   reboot
   

10. Switch to CentOS Stream.

    dnf swap centos-linux-repos centos-stream-repos
    dnf distro-sync
    

11. Reboot again.

    reboot