Getting from zero to spidev on ROCK64?

[MikeInMass]

Got a brand new ROCK64 and would like to drive one of those SPI LED strips with it. I know I can do that with, for example, Python's [/url][url=https://github.com/doceme/py-spidev]spidev module.

So what is the best way to get from an empty SD card to a ROCK64 with spidev?

I noticed this thread from 2018 but I imagine the situation may have changed since then.

Thanks very much!