Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.8.1 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.2 GB
Build date
Aug 15, 2026
Armbian 26.8.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
315 MB
Build date
Aug 15, 2026
Desktop
Build date: Aug 15, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.44 | 1.2 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.44 | 1.5 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.5 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Aug 15, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.44 | 341 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 315 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.44 | 315 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 312 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.43 | 815 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.43 | 593 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.43 | 459 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-3a RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
