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NanoPi M5
Platinum14 imagescurrent 6.18.33vendor 6.1.115
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Desktop
Build date: May 29, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.33 | 1.1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.33 | 1.5 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.4 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 29, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.33 | 317 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 288 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.33 | 317 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 280 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 539 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 542 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 402 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.2 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: May 30, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 293 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 968 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=nanopi-m5 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
