openRuyi is an open source Linux distribution, initiated and long-term maintained by Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to provide a technical foundation for the RISC-V software ecosystem and real-world adoption.
Designed natively for RISC-V, it integrates new RISC-V features early and helps move them upstream, giving developers and industry partners a practical platform to build, validate, and deliver RISC-V software.
The project offers multiple editions aimed at different use cases, including server deployments, cloud environments, desktop systems, and low-level bringup work.
- Server: Designed for use on bare-metal servers.
- Container: For both public and private cloud environments.
- Desktop: Uses labwc as the desktop solution.
- Zero (BSP validation): Special Edition for SoC bringup and kernel development, especially in the pre-Silicon stage.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | labwc |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | RPM |
| Release Model: | Rolling |
| Platforms: | RISC-V |
| Home Page: | github.com/openRuyi-Project |
| Developer: | Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions. |
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