la-frite
Standard support
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CLI

Armbian 23.11 Bookworm
Kernel 6.1, Size: 536Mb, Release date: Nov 30, 2023
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stable user space packages
desktop

Armbian 23.11 Bookworm Cinnamon
Kernel 6.1, Size: 1616Mb, Release date: Nov 30, 2023
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stable user space packages

SPI bootloader update:

  1. Download the firmware update file.
  2. Flash the file to a USB drive
  3. Eject the drive from your computer and plug it into La Frite.
  4. Power on La Frite and it will start updating the firmware.
  5. Do not power off La Frite until the firmware update is complete!

 

USB Mass Storage Flashing:

  1. Connect La Frite to the host PC with a USB A to USB A cable
    • This is the USB connector closest to the IR sensor and 40 pin connector
    • The other will not work
  2. Connect a USB keyboard to the remaining port on La Frite
  3. While booting, press the <Esc> key to get the boot menu on the device
  4. Select “eMMC USB Drive Mode”.  La Frite will appear as a USB drive on the host PC
  5. On host PC, flash the desired image to the drive.
  6. Disconnect the USB A cable from La Frite (important), reboot

Other supported variants

User spaceInterfaceEUUSAAsiaTorrentKernelIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian BookwormCLI 6.1SHA  ASC536MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian BookwormCinnamon desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1616MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian BookwormGnome desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1579MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Bookworm Minimal CLI6.1SHA  ASC357MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian BookwormXFCE desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1530MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian JammyCLI 6.1SHA  ASC604MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Jammyi3 desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1573MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Jammy Minimal CLI6.1SHA  ASC281MbNov 30, 2023
 
* Looking for different or custom variant? Use Armbian build framework!
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Specifications

100tx 4 core 64bit docker i2c spi flash wireguard Amlogic S805

* 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 Mantic minimal CLIrolling6.1.64SHA  ASC279MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Jammy XFCE desktop stable6.1.64SHA  ASC967MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Trixie minimal CLIrolling6.1.64SHA  ASC350MbNov 30, 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!