Need distro recommendations for riscv

So I have a uconsole r01 it's basically a weak riscv machine

I want to see of there are alternatives to the stock os which is kinda bad

Any recommendations? Or is clockworkpios the only option?

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Maybe put in the title that it's for RISC-V? Otherwise people will just say use Mint.
- Good point. Thank you for telling me lol
Debian and Fedora have ports, though not all packages are available, and you'll probably be doing a lot of porting if you want anything else.

But this bit from the uConsole R-01 product page might be relevant to you:

uConsole R-01 is a highly experimental model and requires some experience with Linux systems & FOSS. We strongly recommend all beginners choose other models.
- Yea, I know it's not exactly a beginner device, just recieved it as a gift and want to see how I can use it
- Did some digging in Fedora projects and many seem unofficial or randomly scattered around.
There’s a Debian risc-v port
Your best bet is Debian, or raspbian. The OSes for it are listed on the website.
- Quick question but does the image have a GUI? My main issue with my current os is the kinda lacking gui
  
  Your model has no GPU, so it's possible that no graphical environment is supported. I suggest you sell it and get a Raspberry Pi if what you're after is a more desktop experience.

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