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Radxa
Rock 5B Plus
Platinum16 imagescurrent 6.18.24vendor 6.1.115
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Armbian 26.2.6 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.1 GB
Build date
May 8, 2026
Armbian 26.2.6 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
290 MB
Build date
May 8, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 8, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.24 | 298 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 288 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.28 | 317 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 278 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.28 | 316 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 290 MB |
Desktop
Build date: May 8, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.28 | 1.1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.28 | 1.5 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.4 GB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 543 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 542 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 407 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 | 292 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 977 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-5b-plus RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
