Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 25.5.1 Minimal (CLI)
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
249 MB
Build date
May 21, 2025
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 21, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Debian 12bookworm | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.28 | 253 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.28 | 249 MB |
Server
Build date: May 21, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Server | — | current6.12.28 | 465 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 10, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.21 | 289 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=nanopi-r2s RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no