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Ubuntu 25.10 Continues Preparing For RISC-V RVA23 Baseline Requirement
Canonical is pursuing a rather ambitious baseline of Ubuntu 25.10 RISC-V too require the RVA23 profile that will leave most existing RISC-V developer boards to using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or Ubuntu 25.04
They continue to pursue this RISC-V baseline and with more of the necessary alterations for it being prepped for landing into the Ubuntu 25.10 archive. The release upgrade changes to check foor RVA23 compatibility have since landed in the relevant repositories. This shift to an RVA23 baseline while sharply limiting the current RISC-V boards supported is likely to allow sufficient time for testing ahead of the very important Ubuntu 26.04 LTS cycle.
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