Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.8.1 Xfce
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.0 GB
Build date
Aug 8, 2026
Armbian 26.8.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
347 MB
Build date
Aug 8, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.43 | 348 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.43 | 347 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current6.18.43 | 1.0 GB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.43 | 825 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.43 | 601 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.43 | 435 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Aug 11, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.44 | 346 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current 6.18.44 | 846 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapim2s RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
