Octa core Risc V .....sbc

[vinceASPECT]

Hello forum

There are new octa core SBC computers out which are Risc v.

Each single core offers 1 point 3 times better speed than an Arm a55 cpu

and the computers are 30 bucks

They support the latest Ubuntu but I don't know if they support the repo of apps

They are a well known brand of fruit named SBC

thx
C

hope it interests people

[mocore]

some interesting comparison & reviews of ppl with hw @ https://old.reddit.com/r/RISCV/comments/1j6c6xz/orange_pi_rv2_riscv_sbc_powered_by_ky_x1_octacore/

[vinceASPECT]

Nice Thanks

they seem pretty pleased with it

[CentralWare]

Just ordered an Orange from Ali.  Thanks for the heads-up!
Eight RISC cores...  a pair of M.2...  dual Gigabit Ethernet...  this should prove to be interesting!

[vinceASPECT]

Sir / Madam,

Yes , interesting indeed. Just reading here about if RISC V Ubuntu supports all Ubuntu Repo of apps.

thx
C

[CentralWare]

LOL - I have no personal use for Ubuntu.
I was thinking more under the lines of Core.

[vinceASPECT]

Right.

Not sure how you would compile Tinycore for RISC V.

No doubt it's very involved.

Thx
C

[neonix]

I think graphic drivers will be bigest challenge. And I talk about simple cli display. Also bootloader.

[vinceASPECT]

YEs,

There are some open source free graphics drivers for RISC V

C

[patrikg]

You should look at T2 Linux, with Rene.
https://t2sde.org/

He tries to cross compile/and native compile AMD ROCM drivers for RISC-V.

https://www.twitch.tv/t2sde
https://www.youtube.com/user/renerebe/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/MoreReneRebe/videos

[vinceASPECT]

Yes,

Out of interest it says the following at Perplexity,

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Will ubuntu for RISC V have a compatible app repo?

Answer


Yes, Ubuntu for RISC-V will have a compatible app repository. Canonical has been actively porting Ubuntu packages to RISC-V architecture, and as of 2025, 97–98% of Ubuntu's packages are already ported to RISC-V. This ensures robust compatibility and software availability for RISC-V platforms.

Additionally, Canonical plans to leverage the RVA23 Profile, which guarantees software portability across compliant RISC-V chips. This means that a single binary can run on all RVA23-compliant devices, further enhancing app compatibility for Ubuntu on RISC-V

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so all Ubuntu's APPS work on Risc V