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RISC V's first release into Alpine Linux was in v3.20.
RISC-V is one of the [[architecture]]s that Alpine Linux supports, with the first stable release to support it being 3.20.


= Installation guide =
== Download ==
Visit: [[Riscv64/Installation]]
Alpine's RISC-V port currently does not have a standard ISO image like with x86_64 and aarch64.
However, minimal root filesystems and [https://u-boot.org/ U-Boot] images are available [https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/ here].


= Docker with Alpine =
== QEMU ==
Running Alpine Riscv64 containers on Docker: [[Riscv64/Docker]]
* [https://arvanta.net/alpine/install-alpine-riscv64-qemu/ Without U-Boot], x86_64 host
* [https://arvanta.net/alpine/install-alpine-riscv64-qemu-uboot/ With U-Boot]


= Known Issues =
== Contribute ==
[[Riscv64/Known_Issues]]
* Test out the port and [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/?label_name%5B%5D=arch%3Ariscv64 report] the bugs you find.
* Write and improve guides about the port.
* Fix [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports packages] that are buggy or don't work on RISC-V.
''This section is based on [https://irclogs.alpinelinux.org/%23alpine-riscv64-2025-10.log this] [[Alpine Linux:IRC|IRC]] conversation from 2025-10-01.''


= Tips =
[[Category:Riscv64]]
 
= See Also =

Latest revision as of 18:52, 23 October 2025

This material is work-in-progress ...

This should be expanded later.
(Last edited by AnIDFB on 23 Oct 2025.)

RISC-V is one of the architectures that Alpine Linux supports, with the first stable release to support it being 3.20.

Download

Alpine's RISC-V port currently does not have a standard ISO image like with x86_64 and aarch64. However, minimal root filesystems and U-Boot images are available here.

QEMU

Contribute

  • Test out the port and report the bugs you find.
  • Write and improve guides about the port.
  • Fix packages that are buggy or don't work on RISC-V.

This section is based on this IRC conversation from 2025-10-01.