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RISC-V
Rockchip RK3588
http://youtube.com/c/LivingLinux
http://reddit.com/u/LivingLinux
Pop!_OS 24.04 also has images for ARM.
You can test it with ARM systems with UEFI.
I'm able to boot it on the Libre Computer Alta ARM SBC. It feels a bit sluggish and I think it needs some more optimisation.
I hope it will be better in 2026.
system76.com/pop/
youtu.be/KvSLoeNa8nY
You can test it with ARM systems with UEFI.
I'm able to boot it on the Libre Computer Alta ARM SBC. It feels a bit sluggish and I think it needs some more optimisation.
I hope it will be better in 2026.
system76.com/pop/
youtu.be/KvSLoeNa8nY
Pop!_OS 24.04 ARM Libre Computer Alta SBC
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Pop!_OS 24.04 also has images for ARM.
You can test it with ARM systems with UEFI.
I'm able to boot it on the Libre Computer Alta ARM SBC. It feels a bit sluggish and I think it needs some more optimisation.
I hope it will be better in 2026.
system76.com/pop/
youtu.be/KvSLoeNa8nY
You can test it with ARM systems with UEFI.
I'm able to boot it on the Libre Computer Alta ARM SBC. It feels a bit sluggish and I think it needs some more optimisation.
I hope it will be better in 2026.
system76.com/pop/
youtu.be/KvSLoeNa8nY
I already played Prince of Persia on RISC-V with the Batocera image for the VisionFive 2. If you want to play it on other RISC-V boards, you can build it from source.
github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
youtu.be/fSR18-pvZt4
github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
youtu.be/fSR18-pvZt4
SDLPoP RISC-V Prince of Persia
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I already played Prince of Persia on RISC-V with the Batocera image for the VisionFive 2. If you want to play it on other RISC-V boards, you can build it from source.
github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
youtu.be/fSR18-pvZt4
github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
youtu.be/fSR18-pvZt4
Testing WebGPU on a SBC, the Radxa Dragon Q6A. It's not very fast, but it only needs around 10W total. It's good enough to start testing WebGPU.
youtu.be/0B2kLNhMA8w
youtu.be/0B2kLNhMA8w
WebGPU Radxa Dragon Q6A
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Testing WebGPU on a SBC, the Radxa Dragon Q6A. It's not very fast, but it only needs around 10W total. It's good enough to start testing WebGPU.
youtu.be/0B2kLNhMA8w
youtu.be/0B2kLNhMA8w
Building and playing Open Fodder, an open source port of Cannon Fodder on RISC-V. I played this game a lot on my Amiga.
openfodder.com
youtu.be/xVNNuVhutBQ
openfodder.com
youtu.be/xVNNuVhutBQ
Open Fodder (Cannon Fodder) RISC-V Linux
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Building and playing Open Fodder, an open source port of Cannon Fodder on RISC-V. I played this game a lot on my Amiga.
openfodder.com
youtu.be/xVNNuVhutBQ
openfodder.com
youtu.be/xVNNuVhutBQ
Playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory on an ARM Linux SBC, the Radxa Dragon Q6A.
You can get the game files from the Splash Damage website and get the game engine from ET Legacy.
www.splashdamage.com/games/wolfen...
www.etlegacy.com
youtu.be/WwBGgne59no
You can get the game files from the Splash Damage website and get the game engine from ET Legacy.
www.splashdamage.com/games/wolfen...
www.etlegacy.com
youtu.be/WwBGgne59no
Wolfenstein Enemy Territory ARM Linux
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory on an ARM Linux SBC, the Radxa Dragon Q6A.
You can get the game files from the Splash Damage website and get the game engine from ET Legacy.
www.splashdamage.com/games/wolfen...
www.etlegacy.com
youtu.be/WwBGgne59no
You can get the game files from the Splash Damage website and get the game engine from ET Legacy.
www.splashdamage.com/games/wolfen...
www.etlegacy.com
youtu.be/WwBGgne59no
Make Duke Nukem 3D even more 3D with the Voxel Pack.
You can use EDuke 32 to play it. I got the shareware game files from the Internet Archive. If you bought the game before, get the game files from there.
github.com/NightFright2...
youtu.be/2pO0WjTGimw
You can use EDuke 32 to play it. I got the shareware game files from the Internet Archive. If you bought the game before, get the game files from there.
github.com/NightFright2...
youtu.be/2pO0WjTGimw
Voxel Duke Nukem 3D ARM Linux
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Make Duke Nukem 3D even more 3D with the Voxel Pack.
You can use EDuke 32 to play it. I got the shareware game files from the Internet Archive. If you bought the game before, get the game files from there.
github.com/NightFright2...
youtu.be/2pO0WjTGimw
You can use EDuke 32 to play it. I got the shareware game files from the Internet Archive. If you bought the game before, get the game files from there.
github.com/NightFright2...
youtu.be/2pO0WjTGimw
Testing Stable-Diffusion.cpp with Vulkan on an AMD RX550. It's not really stable on my machine (ARM Phytium D2000).
Sometimes it crashes, sometimes the generation steps take 38s, and sometimes 10s.
But at least I know it is possible.
github.com/leejet/stabl...
youtu.be/7alYAZ_GGzU
Sometimes it crashes, sometimes the generation steps take 38s, and sometimes 10s.
But at least I know it is possible.
github.com/leejet/stabl...
youtu.be/7alYAZ_GGzU
Stable-Diffusion.cpp Vulkan ARM Linux AMD Radeon RX550
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Testing Stable-Diffusion.cpp with Vulkan on an AMD RX550. It's not really stable on my machine (ARM Phytium D2000).
Sometimes it crashes, sometimes the generation steps take 38s, and sometimes 10s.
But at least I know it is possible.
github.com/leejet/stabl...
youtu.be/7alYAZ_GGzU
Sometimes it crashes, sometimes the generation steps take 38s, and sometimes 10s.
But at least I know it is possible.
github.com/leejet/stabl...
youtu.be/7alYAZ_GGzU
Doing a quick test of the Doogee U12 Android 16 tablet. I was a bit disappointed YouTube only goes up to 720p60. Local videos don't have that limitation, but 4K is a bit too much for this budget tablet.
Don't expect to play the latest and greatest 3D games, but Asphalt is fine.
youtu.be/lfkKnX4tt3w
Don't expect to play the latest and greatest 3D games, but Asphalt is fine.
youtu.be/lfkKnX4tt3w
Doogee U12 Android 16 Tablet Software Test 2025
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Doing a quick test of the Doogee U12 Android 16 tablet. I was a bit disappointed YouTube only goes up to 720p60. Local videos don't have that limitation, but 4K is a bit too much for this budget tablet.
Don't expect to play the latest and greatest 3D games, but Asphalt is fine.
youtu.be/lfkKnX4tt3w
Don't expect to play the latest and greatest 3D games, but Asphalt is fine.
youtu.be/lfkKnX4tt3w
Just received my (budget) Android 16 tablet.
Doogee U12 12" 90Hz FHD+ IPS Display with Unisoc T7255 (rebranded T616), 2*A75 2GHz and 6*A55 1.8GHz.
Here is my unboxing of the VIP edition (screen protector, case, charger, mouse, keyboard and stylus).
www.doogee.com/products/u12
youtu.be/HYbZVXsFHpc
Doogee U12 12" 90Hz FHD+ IPS Display with Unisoc T7255 (rebranded T616), 2*A75 2GHz and 6*A55 1.8GHz.
Here is my unboxing of the VIP edition (screen protector, case, charger, mouse, keyboard and stylus).
www.doogee.com/products/u12
youtu.be/HYbZVXsFHpc
Unboxing Doogee U12 Android 16 Tablet VIP Edition
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Just received my (budget) Android 16 tablet.
Doogee U12 12" 90Hz FHD+ IPS Display with Unisoc T7255 (rebranded T616), 2*A75 2GHz and 6*A55 1.8GHz.
Here is my unboxing of the VIP edition (screen protector, case, charger, mouse, keyboard and stylus).
www.doogee.com/products/u12
youtu.be/HYbZVXsFHpc
Doogee U12 12" 90Hz FHD+ IPS Display with Unisoc T7255 (rebranded T616), 2*A75 2GHz and 6*A55 1.8GHz.
Here is my unboxing of the VIP edition (screen protector, case, charger, mouse, keyboard and stylus).
www.doogee.com/products/u12
youtu.be/HYbZVXsFHpc
I was surprised to see that someone is still maintaining the action flight simulator GL-117.
This games is more than 20 years old! The game will benefit from good OpenGL support.
codeberg.org/wickedsmoke/...
youtu.be/J2W6BryXwbY
This games is more than 20 years old! The game will benefit from good OpenGL support.
codeberg.org/wickedsmoke/...
youtu.be/J2W6BryXwbY
GL-117 Action Flight Sim ARM Linux
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I was surprised to see that someone is still maintaining the action flight simulator GL-117.
This games is more than 20 years old! The game will benefit from good OpenGL support.
codeberg.org/wickedsmoke/...
youtu.be/J2W6BryXwbY
This games is more than 20 years old! The game will benefit from good OpenGL support.
codeberg.org/wickedsmoke/...
youtu.be/J2W6BryXwbY
Booting openSUSE on a Raspberry Pi 5. They are still working on fully enabling the Pi 5, but I think it's usable as a server. 3D acceleration is still WIP, but you can start a desktop session. And you can use YaST for administrative tasks, so you don't have to use a terminal.
youtu.be/8SNym6Pea-o
youtu.be/8SNym6Pea-o
openSUSE Raspberry Pi 5 2025
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Booting openSUSE on a Raspberry Pi 5. They are still working on fully enabling the Pi 5, but I think it's usable as a server. 3D acceleration is still WIP, but you can start a desktop session. And you can use YaST for administrative tasks, so you don't have to use a terminal.
youtu.be/8SNym6Pea-o
youtu.be/8SNym6Pea-o
I found a post on Reddit that someone is working on a fork of llama.cpp to run GGUF models on the NPU of the Rockchip RK3588. It still uses a lot of CPU, but any help from the NPU is a bonus.
www.reddit.com/r/RockchipNP...
youtu.be/J-ztitWPw6g
www.reddit.com/r/RockchipNP...
youtu.be/J-ztitWPw6g
Running llama.cpp GGUF model with Rockchip RK3588 NPU 2025
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I found a post on Reddit that someone is working on a fork of llama.cpp to run GGUF models on the NPU of the Rockchip RK3588. It still uses a lot of CPU, but any help from the NPU is a bonus.
www.reddit.com/r/RockchipNP...
youtu.be/J-ztitWPw6g
www.reddit.com/r/RockchipNP...
youtu.be/J-ztitWPw6g
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This summer's crowdfunding campaign for the Liberux NEXX Linux smartphone was a failure, but the Liberux team says it's secured new funding to continue the project and is hiring a developer to help work on open source software for the work-in-progress phone. mastodon.social/@Liberux/115...
Liberux (@Liberux@mastodon.social)
Great News, Liberux Community! 🎉 1️⃣ The Liberux NEXX is moving forward with new self-funding. We listened to your feedback, and the NEXX will come with improvements. We maintain our #opensource…
mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This summer's crowdfunding campaign for the Liberux NEXX Linux smartphone was a failure, but the Liberux team says it's secured new funding to continue the project and is hiring a developer to help work on open source software for the work-in-progress phone. mastodon.social/@Liberux/115...
Testing PS3 emulation on the Radxa Dragon Q6A Snapdragon 6490 SBC. Don't expect to play a lot of games, but a smaller title like Super Stardust HD is possible.
youtu.be/hB3KnWP3HhU
youtu.be/hB3KnWP3HhU
Radxa Dragon Q6A RPCS3 PS3 Emulation 2025
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Testing PS3 emulation on the Radxa Dragon Q6A Snapdragon 6490 SBC. Don't expect to play a lot of games, but a smaller title like Super Stardust HD is possible.
youtu.be/hB3KnWP3HhU
youtu.be/hB3KnWP3HhU
I had an issue with building the Armbian image based on Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka). I had to remove the package nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal from the build script.
There was also an issue with the Snap Daemon, but a reinstall fixed that: sudo apt reinstall snapd
youtu.be/eZ2KLH14UHg
There was also an issue with the Snap Daemon, but a reinstall fixed that: sudo apt reinstall snapd
youtu.be/eZ2KLH14UHg
Armbian Edge Build Questing Quokka Issues and Fixes
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I had an issue with building the Armbian image based on Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka). I had to remove the package nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal from the build script.
There was also an issue with the Snap Daemon, but a reinstall fixed that: sudo apt reinstall snapd
youtu.be/eZ2KLH14UHg
There was also an issue with the Snap Daemon, but a reinstall fixed that: sudo apt reinstall snapd
youtu.be/eZ2KLH14UHg
Playing Celeste 64 on ARM Linux. You do need a good OpenGL driver. I wasn't able to get it working on my Rockhip RK3588 SBC, but it is working on the Radxa Dragon Q6A with the Snapdragon QCS6490 (OpenGL 4.6).
maddymakesgamesinc.itch.io/celeste64
youtu.be/u-W8X8SzE7s
maddymakesgamesinc.itch.io/celeste64
youtu.be/u-W8X8SzE7s
Celeste 64 ARM Linux
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Playing Celeste 64 on ARM Linux. You do need a good OpenGL driver. I wasn't able to get it working on my Rockhip RK3588 SBC, but it is working on the Radxa Dragon Q6A with the Snapdragon QCS6490 (OpenGL 4.6).
maddymakesgamesinc.itch.io/celeste64
youtu.be/u-W8X8SzE7s
maddymakesgamesinc.itch.io/celeste64
youtu.be/u-W8X8SzE7s
Reposted by LivingLinux
One kernel compile to add hidraw later, and it works!
Passkeys on RISC-V is possible!
Passkeys on RISC-V is possible!
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
One kernel compile to add hidraw later, and it works!
Passkeys on RISC-V is possible!
Passkeys on RISC-V is possible!
Testing Fedora 42 on the RISC-V SBC Muse Pi Pro with the SpacemiT K1 SoC. It's not a mainline image, but a Fedora image from the Fedora-V Force team.
It's not ready for general use, as I ran into a couple of issues. And perhaps it will work better with a discrete GPU.
youtu.be/bIQod20OFUM
It's not ready for general use, as I ran into a couple of issues. And perhaps it will work better with a discrete GPU.
youtu.be/bIQod20OFUM
Fedora 42 RISC-V Muse Pi Pro Spacemit K1
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Testing Fedora 42 on the RISC-V SBC Muse Pi Pro with the SpacemiT K1 SoC. It's not a mainline image, but a Fedora image from the Fedora-V Force team.
It's not ready for general use, as I ran into a couple of issues. And perhaps it will work better with a discrete GPU.
youtu.be/bIQod20OFUM
It's not ready for general use, as I ran into a couple of issues. And perhaps it will work better with a discrete GPU.
youtu.be/bIQod20OFUM
Reposted by LivingLinux
🎉 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 komt eraan! Op 𝟮𝟮 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 in LocHal. Ontdek Linux, workshops, lezingen en scoor een 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗨𝗦𝗕-𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸! Geen aanmelding nodig (behalve voor CoderDojo). www.lochal.nl/open-source-event
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎉 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 komt eraan! Op 𝟮𝟮 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 in LocHal. Ontdek Linux, workshops, lezingen en scoor een 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗨𝗦𝗕-𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸! Geen aanmelding nodig (behalve voor CoderDojo). www.lochal.nl/open-source-event
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If you haven't yet, be sure to register for the Fedora 43 Release Party! We'd love the opportunity to connect with users and contributors alike. :)
➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for-the-fedora-linux-43-release-party/
#fedora #FedoraReleaseParty #linux #opensource
➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for-the-fedora-linux-43-release-party/
#fedora #FedoraReleaseParty #linux #opensource
fedoramagazine.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If you haven't yet, be sure to register for the Fedora 43 Release Party! We'd love the opportunity to connect with users and contributors alike. :)
➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for-the-fedora-linux-43-release-party/
#fedora #FedoraReleaseParty #linux #opensource
➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for-the-fedora-linux-43-release-party/
#fedora #FedoraReleaseParty #linux #opensource
Unfortunately sound isn't working with the current Fedora 42 image for the Radxa Dragon Q6A Qualcomm Snapdragon SBC.
The Vulkan driver is working better than in Ubuntu 24.04. Blender 4.5 is working with Vulkan and I was able to build 0.A.D.
The Arch image wasn't working btw.
youtu.be/XjvQf-WRZnk
The Vulkan driver is working better than in Ubuntu 24.04. Blender 4.5 is working with Vulkan and I was able to build 0.A.D.
The Arch image wasn't working btw.
youtu.be/XjvQf-WRZnk
Radxa Dragon Q6A Snapdragon SBC Fedora 42 Test
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Unfortunately sound isn't working with the current Fedora 42 image for the Radxa Dragon Q6A Qualcomm Snapdragon SBC.
The Vulkan driver is working better than in Ubuntu 24.04. Blender 4.5 is working with Vulkan and I was able to build 0.A.D.
The Arch image wasn't working btw.
youtu.be/XjvQf-WRZnk
The Vulkan driver is working better than in Ubuntu 24.04. Blender 4.5 is working with Vulkan and I was able to build 0.A.D.
The Arch image wasn't working btw.
youtu.be/XjvQf-WRZnk
Testing some games and emulation on the Radxa Dragon Q6A Snapdragon SBC. PS2 emulation works fine with Vulkan, but I saw some issues with OpenGL.
Tested the Linux games Speed Dreams, Luanti and 0 A.D.
And Half-Life 2 from Steam with Fex-Emu and Android with Waydroid.
youtu.be/RC6OgnSgpKw
Tested the Linux games Speed Dreams, Luanti and 0 A.D.
And Half-Life 2 from Steam with Fex-Emu and Android with Waydroid.
youtu.be/RC6OgnSgpKw
Radxa Dragon Q6A Games and Emulation
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Testing some games and emulation on the Radxa Dragon Q6A Snapdragon SBC. PS2 emulation works fine with Vulkan, but I saw some issues with OpenGL.
Tested the Linux games Speed Dreams, Luanti and 0 A.D.
And Half-Life 2 from Steam with Fex-Emu and Android with Waydroid.
youtu.be/RC6OgnSgpKw
Tested the Linux games Speed Dreams, Luanti and 0 A.D.
And Half-Life 2 from Steam with Fex-Emu and Android with Waydroid.
youtu.be/RC6OgnSgpKw
It's the first time that I have an SBC that can run OpenGL 4.6 on the iGPU. The Radxa Dragon Q6A (Snapdragon QCS6490 ARM SoC) can start Blender and Godot without having to spoof a higher OpenGL version.
Video playback still needs some work.
youtu.be/2NKWGx1zSEo
Video playback still needs some work.
youtu.be/2NKWGx1zSEo
Radxa Dragon Q6A First Software Test Ubuntu 250731
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It's the first time that I have an SBC that can run OpenGL 4.6 on the iGPU. The Radxa Dragon Q6A (Snapdragon QCS6490 ARM SoC) can start Blender and Godot without having to spoof a higher OpenGL version.
Video playback still needs some work.
youtu.be/2NKWGx1zSEo
Video playback still needs some work.
youtu.be/2NKWGx1zSEo
I received the Radxa Dragon Q6A, a Qualcomm Snapdragon Dragonwing QCS6490 single board computer. I was able to put it in a generic Raspberry Pi case. I'm not sure if the case has enough room for the eMMC/UFS module.
youtu.be/FWIUirxgOZQ
youtu.be/FWIUirxgOZQ
Unboxing Radxa Dragon Q6A Snapdragon SBC and Putting it in a Generic Raspberry Pi Case
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I received the Radxa Dragon Q6A, a Qualcomm Snapdragon Dragonwing QCS6490 single board computer. I was able to put it in a generic Raspberry Pi case. I'm not sure if the case has enough room for the eMMC/UFS module.
youtu.be/FWIUirxgOZQ
youtu.be/FWIUirxgOZQ
Testing Godot 4.5 on the ARM Rockchip RK3588. It works, but it has problems with larger projects.
youtu.be/Np-MkHVaOnE
godotengine.org
youtu.be/Np-MkHVaOnE
godotengine.org
Godot 4.5 ARM Linux Rockchip RK3588
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Testing Godot 4.5 on the ARM Rockchip RK3588. It works, but it has problems with larger projects.
youtu.be/Np-MkHVaOnE
godotengine.org
youtu.be/Np-MkHVaOnE
godotengine.org