{"id":4122,"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubuntu-brings-official-desktop-images-to-risc-v\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T00:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T00:00:49","slug":"ubuntu-brings-official-desktop-images-to-risc-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubuntu-brings-official-desktop-images-to-risc-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Brings Official Desktop Images to RISC-V"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu 26.10 will be the first release to offer official desktop installation images for modern 64-bit RISC-V computers. Canonical has published experimental images for the SpacemiT K3, with one featuring the standard GNOME desktop and another using Xubuntu\u2019s lighter setup.<\/p>\n<p>The images are not yet officially supported, and some issues remain ahead of Ubuntu 26.10\u2019s planned release on 15 October 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Two desktops for different needs<\/h2>\n<p>RISC-V hardware meeting the RVA23 baseline is relatively new, and developers without access to a physical device often test the architecture using QEMU. In emulation, GNOME can take up to 30 minutes to start, making the lighter Xubuntu image a more practical option.<\/p>\n<p>On compatible hardware, Canonical says the GNOME image should deliver a performant desktop experience. Some applications are not ready for RISC-V yet, including the App Center.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing the images together required updates to Ubuntu\u2019s build process and <code>livecd-rootfs<\/code> to support device trees. Canonical\u2019s work to add <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2025\/11\/ubuntu-risc-v-flutter-support\">RISC-V support to Flutter<\/a> was also part of the effort, since Ubuntu\u2019s installer and other apps use the toolkit.<\/p>\n<h2>Official desktop images for RISC-V<\/h2>\n<p>Ubuntu has offered RISC-V server images for years, and users could install a desktop environment on top. But Canonical had not previously provided official installation images with a desktop preinstalled. Hardware makers have often had to create and host their own recovery images for RISC-V tablets, laptops and single-board computers.<\/p>\n<p>The new images make official Ubuntu desktop installers available for modern RVA23-and-newer RISC-V hardware, alongside the existing Intel\/AMD and Arm64 downloads.<\/p>\n<p>An Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS RISC-V desktop image is also available, though it does not yet support the SpacemiT K3. Canonical says K3 support is coming.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the experimental Ubuntu 26.10 desktop image in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdimage.ubuntu.com\/ubuntu\/stonking\/daily-live\/current\/\">Ubuntu daily builds<\/a> and the Xubuntu image in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdimage.ubuntu.com\/xubuntu\/stonking\/daily-minimal\/current\/\">Xubuntu daily builds<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu 26.10 will be the first release to offer official desktop installation images for modern 64-bit RISC-V computers. 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