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RISC-V is one of the [[architecture]]s that Alpine Linux supports, with the first stable release to support it being 3.20. | RISC-V is one of the [[architecture]]s 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 [https://u-boot.org/ U-Boot] images are available [https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/ here]. | |||
== QEMU == | |||
* [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] | |||
== Contribute == | == Contribute == | ||
* Test out the port and [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/?label_name%5B%5D=arch%3Ariscv64 report] the bugs you find. | * 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. | * Write and improve guides about the port. | ||
* Fix packages that are buggy or don't work on RISC-V. | * 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.'' | ''This section is based on [https://irclogs.alpinelinux.org/%23alpine-riscv64-2025-10.log this] [[Alpine Linux:IRC|IRC]] conversation from 2025-10-01.'' | ||
[[Category:Riscv64]] | [[Category:Riscv64]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 23 October 2025
 This should be expanded later. |
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
- Without U-Boot, x86_64 host
- With U-Boot
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.