# Linux on PicoCalc with Pico 2

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/linux-on-picocalc-with-pico-2/16395>\
**Category:** PicoCalc\
**Created:** [March 30, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/linux-on-picocalc-with-pico-2/16395 "2025-03-30T11:39:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![0xd61](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/0xd61/32/11227_2.png) [@0xd61](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/0xd61)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/linux-on-picocalc-with-pico-2/16395/1 "2025-03-30T11:39:26Z")

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Apparently it is possible to run Linux on the RISC-V cores of the Pico 2 (or even better with the Pimoroni Pico Plus 2). Has anyone experience with this?

> **[GitHub - Mr-Bossman/pi-pico2-linux: RISC-V linux on the raspberry pi pico 2](https://github.com/Mr-Bossman/pi-pico2-linux)**
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> RISC-V linux on the raspberry pi pico 2

I will try to get it running with a Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 once I receive my PicoCalc.

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**Author:** ![adcockm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/adcockm/32/1664_2.png) [@adcockm](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/adcockm)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/linux-on-picocalc-with-pico-2/16395/2 "2025-03-30T12:09:30Z")

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The Luckfox Lyra is also an option for running Linux (and it would have more processing power, and likely better performance).

> [@Luckfox Lyra on PicoCalc](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/luckfox-lyra-on-picocalc/16280):
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> I spent half a day on setting up the buildroot , a whole day on developing lcd and kbd drivers and another whole day on fixing some bugs. Now it runs linux on picocalc. Image for test: If you use the version with spi nand, please erase the spi nand. Otherwise, the board will boot from the spi nand, not the sd card [[Luckfox Lyra on PicoCalc] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVv7h8cKAE)

Someone is also working with a Milk-V Duo, which could be a choice for Linux as well.

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**Author:** ![adcockm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/adcockm/32/1664_2.png) [@adcockm](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/adcockm)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/linux-on-picocalc-with-pico-2/16395/3 "2025-03-30T12:14:46Z")

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I didn’t dig too deep but it’s unclear if this variant from Sparkfun has the standard Pico pinout. So it may not just plug into the PicoCalc, even though it uses the same processor as the Pico. Also unclear if it’s possible to adapt the work done at the github link (to run Linux on this) to any other Pico variant board.