ALT Linux

The most complete RISC-V support among Russian distros, with images that work out of the box; suited to QEMU and Unmatched users.

Based on

Independent (RPM/apt-rpm, ALT's own toolchain)

Upstream

Official riscv64 port: a riscv64 repo in Sisyphus plus Regular riscv64 test images (jeos-systemd/lxqt/mate/xfce, rv64gc), maintained by the ALT team with a riscv-devel mailing list.

Versions

Sisyphus (rolling, riscv64 port) · p11 (stable branch; riscv64 exists only in Sisyphus)

Doc languages

en / ru

Derivatives

Simply Linux / ALT Mobile (same repo family, no riscv64 builds)

Checked

2026-11-01

• QEMU virt (virtual machine) Official The image is designed to boot directly in QEMU; the wiki has a QEMU page
• SiFive HiFive Unmatched Official The wiki has imaging and boot instructions for HiFive Unmatched/Unleashed

• ALT Wiki: Regular/riscv64 (downloads, QEMU, Unmatched/Unleashed, VNC) Doc en
• ALT Wiki: Ports/riscv64 (Russian) Doc ru

• The riscv64 images are officially framed as testing/developing the Sisyphus port, not a long-term supported product
• The wiki and ftp are behind Anubis anti-bot protection, so scripts get a 200 challenge page instead of content (use a browser or a mirror)
• The graphical image runs alterator-setup on first boot; boards without a GPU need VNC
• rv64gc only, no rv32

• nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus-riscv64/current/
• mirror.yandex.ru/altlinux/ports/riscv64/Sisyphus/riscv64/
• en.altlinux.org/Regular/riscv64
• altlinux.org/Ports/riscv64

The full source list and how each claim is judged: Sources