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Banana Pi
BananaPi BPI-F3
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Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.2.5 Bianbu
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.7 GB
Build date
May 2, 2026
Armbian 26.2.5 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
283 MB
Build date
May 2, 2026
Desktop
Build date: May 2, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Bianbu | — | legacy6.6.100 | 1.7 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current6.18.26 | 832 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | legacy6.6.100 | 811 MB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 2, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.26 | 298 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | legacy6.6.100 | 280 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.26 | 283 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | legacy6.6.100 | 275 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: May 24, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.33 | 297 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current 6.18.33 | 830 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapif3 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
