Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.5.1 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.0 GB
Build date
May 24, 2026
Armbian 26.5.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
216 MB
Build date
May 24, 2026
Desktop
Build date: May 24, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.32 | 1.0 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.32 | 1.4 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 24, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.32 | 207 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.32 | 216 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.10 | 449 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.10 | 452 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.10 | 323 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | current6.18.10 | 1.1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: May 24, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.32 | 220 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current 6.18.32 | 894 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=rpi4b RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
