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[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Linux doesn't necessarily require an x86 (CISC) instruction set; it also runs on ARM (RISC) devices. https://www.androidauthority.com/arm-vs-x86-key-differences-explained-568718/

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was under the impression that RISCV was poorly supported, ARM has some (more) open platforms so I guess their RISC would be fine, and a significantly simpler undertaking than implementing x86.

[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fedora was very excited in a February article and Debian, Ubuntu, and other distros have installer images for RISC-V. With the open source and cheaper architecture compared to x86, support for it will only snowball now. There are also x86 emulators for RISC-V systems, which might perhaps bridge the gap where support is not yet native?

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

[Happy penguin noises]

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

There's also a RISC-V laptop - DC ROMA

But it's still mostly experimental, rather than for regular usage.