khadas-vim3l
Supported
CLI

Armbian 23.8 Bookworm
Kernel 6.1, Size: 440Mb, Release date: Sep 1, 2023
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stable user space packages
desktop

Armbian 23.8 Bookworm Cinnamon
Kernel 6.1, Size: 1444Mb, Release date: Aug 31, 2023
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stable user space packages

Installation:

  • Download Khadas Rescue system (flash to SD card, insert, power on, hold FUNCTION and short press RESET button)
  • Download Armbian image and place it to the USB drive (copy .xz or .img file, do not flash with Etcher)
  • Boot into Khadas OOWOW and install to eMMC by selecting image from USB drive

Other supported variants

User spaceInterfaceEUUSAAsiaTorrentKernelIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian BookwormCLI 6.1SHA  ASC440MbSep 1, 2023
Armbian BookwormCinnamon desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1444MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian Bookworm Minimal CLI6.1SHA  ASC270MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian BookwormXFCE desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1362MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian JammyCLI 6.1SHA  ASC497MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian JammyGnome desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1394MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian Jammyi3 desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1407MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian Jammy Minimal CLI6.1SHA  ASC206MbAug 31, 2023
Armbian JammyXFCE desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1454MbAug 31, 2023
 
* Looking for different or custom variant? Use Armbian build framework!
Become a partner and support development!

Specifications

Amlogic S905D3

* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level

FAQs

Simple

BASH or ZSH shell, standard Debian/Ubuntu utilities. Features can be adjusted with menu-driven utility. Login is possible via serial, HDMI or SSH.

Universal

Minimal, server or Desktop. We work with XFCE, Gnome and Cinnamon but more is possible to build: Mate, KDE, Budgie, Deepin, i3, …

Light

No bloatware or spyware. Special utilities are completely optional. Suitable for newcomers and professionals.

Optimized

Distributed images are optimized for flash media (SD/eMMC/SSD) and compacted to real data size.

Fast

Armbian is optimized on kernel and userspace level. ZRAM & ZSWAP support, browser profile memory caching, garbage commit delay.

Secure

Security level can be adjusted with the armbian-config. OS is reviewed by professionals within the community.

Supported

Maintainers and community have deep understanding how HW work. We are seniors with 30+ years of experience in Linux + embedded Linux.

Open

Armbian provides open source build framework to build a distribution of optimised Linux hardware interface for armhf, aarch64 and x86.

We provide a selection of images that fits hardware best. If you need different image – use build framework and make whatever you need. Build framework relies on Debian and Ubuntu packages – you can build any combination – stable, old stable or rolling release.

Minimal images comes without armbian-config, armbian-zsh, build-essentials, Python, DKMS, … If you are interested in detailed comparison, CLI images also have those packages:

Make sure you have a good & reliable boot media (SD card / USB key) and a proper power supply. Archives can be flashed with Etcher (all OS) directly.

Insert the SD card into the slot, connect a cable to your network if possible or a display and power your board. (First) boot (with DHCP) takes a bit longer.

Support is provided in one of two ways:

Rolling releases from CI pipeline

 User spaceKernelTorrentIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian Trixie minimal CLIrolling6.1.54SHA  ASC269MbSep 20, 2023
Armbian Jammy XFCE desktop stable6.1.54SHA  ASC847MbSep 20, 2023
Armbian Lunar minimal CLIrolling6.1.54SHA  ASC208MbSep 20, 2023


Rolling releases are suitable for Linux enthusiasts who want cutting edge packages and have the skills to fix damage that a bad update might cause. If you want stability in a production environment or low headaches as a novice user, skip rolling releases. They are only at, build and ship, Debian testing / Arch / Manjaro / Suse Tumbleweed / Kali / Gentoo support quality level!