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Need distro recommendations for riscv (beehaw.org)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I have a uconsole r01 it's basically a weak riscv machine

I want to see of there are alternatives to the stock os which is kinda bad

Any recommendations? Or is clockworkpios the only option?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe put in the title that it's for RISC-V? Otherwise people will just say use Mint.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Good point. Thank you for telling me lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Debian and Fedora have ports, though not all packages are available, and you'll probably be doing a lot of porting if you want anything else.

But this bit from the uConsole R-01 product page might be relevant to you:

uConsole R-01 is a highly experimental model and requires some experience with Linux systems & FOSS. We strongly recommend all beginners choose other models.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Yea, I know it's not exactly a beginner device, just recieved it as a gift and want to see how I can use it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Did some digging in Fedora projects and many seem unofficial or randomly scattered around.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

There’s a Debian risc-v port

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Your best bet is Debian, or raspbian. The OSes for it are listed on the website.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Quick question but does the image have a GUI? My main issue with my current os is the kinda lacking gui

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Your model has no GPU, so it's possible that no graphical environment is supported. I suggest you sell it and get a Raspberry Pi if what you're after is a more desktop experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So I should just get an adapter board and a cm4?

Where do I get those

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You need another computer, not the r01 to do what you want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oh, no way to use a cm4 in it? Can still use text adventures on it at least :D