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Description
openKylin is a community-driven desktop operating system from China. Built on the Linux kernel and open-source software, it delivers a user-friendly desktop experience and supports multiple architectures including x86, ARM, and RISC-V. The community’s latest release, openKylin 2.0 SP2, introduces AI-driven interaction features such as intelligent Q&A, image restoration, and meeting transcription, powered by both cloud-based and local large language models.
RISC-V, a new instruction set architecture, has seen rapid growth in recent years. openKylin already supports more than 20 RISC-V hardware platforms, making significant contributions to the software ecosystem and drawing recognition from RISC-V International Foundation. To expand desktop environment choices for users, openKylin has adopted GNOME as one of the supported environments on RISC-V. GNOME has been successfully adapted to multiple hardware platforms within openKylin, providing users with a smooth desktop and application experience on RISC-V.
Looking ahead, the openKylin RISC-V edition will further explore the development of AI-driven desktop interaction environments. Challenges remain—such as model management, agent integration, and AI application development—but the community is committed to contributing to open-source innovation and advancing the future of desktop technology.
| Category | Project organization and Governance |
|---|---|
| Talk Description | This talk will begin with an introduction to the openKylin community, covering its background, development journey, infrastructure, release versions, and the range of hardware architectures it supports. We will then focus on the current state of the RISC-V instruction set architecture, and highlight openKylin’s work on the RISC-V platform, including hardware enablement, AI-driven optimizations, and desktop environment integration. In particular, we will share the progress of running GNOME on the openKylin RISC-V edition, along with insights into user experience on real hardware platforms. In the final part of the talk, we will discuss our ongoing exploration of AI-enhanced desktop environments and outline our roadmap for future AI-powered desktop interaction technologies. This session will be technical in nature, covering openKylin open-source OS development, AI desktop environment engineering, and the porting of GNOME desktop applications on the RISC-V. Attendees can expect to gain both an overview and technical insights into the challenges, solutions, and opportunities at the intersection of openKylin, GNOME, and RISC-V. |
| Author(s) Bio | Wenzhu Wang, Ph.D. in Computer Science, RISC-V SIG Owner of the openKylin community, and developer of the UKUI desktop environment in the Ubuntu community. |
| Pronouns | He/Him |
| Where are you located? | China |
| Do you need travel sponsorship from GNOME Foundation in order to join our event? | No |
