1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/util/install/debian.sh b/util/install/debian.sh
index 2a188334b..3e02919bd 100755
--- a/util/install/debian.sh
+++ b/util/install/debian.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ _qmk_install_prepare() {
 _qmk_install() {
     echo "Installing dependencies"
 
-    sudo apt-get -yq install \
+    sudo apt-get --quiet --yes install \
         build-essential clang-format diffutils gcc git unzip wget zip \
         python3-pip binutils-avr gcc-avr avr-libc binutils-arm-none-eabi \
         gcc-arm-none-eabi libnewlib-arm-none-eabi avrdude dfu-programmer \
-        dfu-util teensy-loader-cli libhidapi-hidraw0 libusb-dev \
-        picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf binutils-riscv64-unknown-elf
+        dfu-util teensy-loader-cli libhidapi-hidraw0 libusb-dev
 
-    python3 -m pip install --user -r $QMK_FIRMWARE_DIR/requirements.txt
+    # RISC-V toolchains with picolibc support are only available for distributions based on Debian 11+.
+    if sudo apt-get install --simulate --quiet --yes picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf binutils-riscv64-unknown-elf > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        sudo apt-get --quiet --yes install picolibc-riscv64-unknown-elf \
+            gcc-riscv64-unknown-elf \
+            binutils-riscv64-unknown-elf
+    fi
+
+    python3 -m pip install --user -r "$QMK_FIRMWARE_DIR"/requirements.txt
 }