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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

  • Allwinner Nezha D1

  • LicheeRV Dock

  • Microchip Polarfire Icicle

  • SiFive HiFive Unmatched (also supports QEMU)

  • StarFive VisionFive

  • StarFive VisionFive 2

• Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) preinstalled SD-card images for

  • Allwinner Nezha D1

  • LicheeRV Dock

  • SiFive HiFive Unmatched (also supports QEMU)

  • StarFive VisionFive

  • StarFive VisionFive 2

  are available at https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/23.04/release/.

• Ubuntu 22.04.3 (Jammy Jellyfish) preinstalled SD-card images for

  • Allwinner Nezha D1

  • LicheeRV Dock

  • Microchip PolarFire Icicle Kit

  • SiFive HiFive Unmatched (also supports QEMU)

  • StarFive VisionFive

  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 Unleashed

  • 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.