RISC-V
Ubuntu provides the riscv64 architecture for the RISC-V platform since the release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Images
Preinstalled Server Images
- Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic minotaur) preinstalled images for
- Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) preinstalled SD-card images for
SiFive HiFive Unmatched (also supports QEMU)
are available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/23.04/release/.
- Ubuntu 22.04.3 (Jammy Jellyfish) preinstalled SD-card images for
SiFive HiFive Unmatched (also supports QEMU)
are available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/22.04.2/release/.
- Ubuntu 20.04.5 (Focal Fossa) preinstalled SD-card images for the
SiFive HiFive Unmatched (also supports QEMU)
are available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/20.04.5/release/.
Server Install Image
If you want to install Ubuntu on a disk drive, use the server install image.
An Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) server install image is available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/23.10/release/
A Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) server install image supporting the SiFive HiFive Unmatched board and QEMU is available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/23.04/release/.
A Ubuntu 22.04.3 (Jammy Jellyfish) server install image supporting the SiFive HiFive Unmatched board and QEMU is available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/22.04.3/release/.
A tutorial is available at https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-server.
A description of the installation process is also available at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-installation-on-the-sifive-hifive-unmatched-board-using-a-server-install-image/27804.
Desktop
We currently don't provide a desktop image for RISC-V. But you can install package ubuntu-desktop to get a GNOME desktop. As of 2022 due to performance restrictions the only hardware usable for a desktop is the SiFive HiFive Unmatched board.
Forums
You can discuss Ubuntu on RISC-V over at the Ubuntu Server forums.
RISC-V (last edited 2023-11-13 18:51:48 by lengau)