Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.2.1 XFCE
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
937 MB
Build date
Feb 3, 2026
Armbian 26.2.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
263 MB
Build date
Feb 3, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Feb 3, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.68 | 253 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.68 | 263 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Feb 3, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current6.12.68 | 937 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.12.71 | 501 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.12.71 | 500 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 5, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.21 | 279 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current 6.18.21 | 838 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapi RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no