Riscv64 Redo

riscv64 (RISC-V 64-bit) is one of the architectures that Alpine Linux supports. The first stable release was Alpine Linux 3.20. Standard ISO images are available since Alpine Linux 3.23. You can download it from the Alpine Linux downloads page.

RISC-V is an open source instruction set architecture (ISA) that was originally developed at UC Berkeley. It's currently maintained by RISC-V International. Organizations are allowed to implement the RISC-V ISA with their own custom extensions. This results in their being some specificity to each implementation that makes it to market. Below you'll find links to articles which detail how to get Alpine Linux running on your board or VM.

Alpine Linux on Specific RISC-V Implementations

Warning: The contributors to the Alpine Linux project are not responsible for any damage/loss experienced by using the following guides. The following articles are provided as a general reference to be adapted to your specific setup. It is assumed that the implementer will have the knowledge and ability to close the gap between what is described here and their specific setup.

• Running Alpine riscv64 in QEMU
• Installing Alpine Linux on OrangePi RV2

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.