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Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.2.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
283 MB
Build date
Mar 2, 2026
Armbian 26.2.5 XFCE
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
998 MB
Build date
Apr 26, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Apr 25, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.15 | 296 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.15 | 283 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.24 | 317 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Apr 26, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current6.18.15 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | XFCE | — | current6.18.24 | 998 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.10 | 567 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.10 | 557 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.10 | 433 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | current6.18.10 | 1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 26, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.24 | 320 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapim5 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
