Armbian 23.8 Bookworm
Kernel 5.10, Size: 443Mb, Release date: Aug 31, 2023
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Armbian 23.8 Bookworm Cinnamon
Kernel 5.10, Size: 1500Mb, Release date: Sep 1, 2023
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Enable 3D Acceleration (Ubuntu variant only):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/rockchip-multimedia sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade sudo apt install mali-g610-firmware rockchip-multimedia-config # In order to install additional packages with hardware acceleration support like chromium sudo apt install chromium-browser
Check this link to see what software supports hardware acceleration:
https://launchpad.net/~liujianfeng1994/+archive/ubuntu/rockchip-multimedia
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Other supported variants
| User space | Interface | EU | USA | Asia | Torrent | Kernel | Integrity | Size | Release date | |
| Armbian Bookworm | CLI |  | | |  | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 443Mb | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Armbian Bookworm | Cinnamon desktop | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 1500Mb | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Armbian Bookworm | Minimal CLI | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 263Mb | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Armbian Bookworm | XFCE desktop | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 1420Mb | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy | CLI | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 500Mb | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy | Gnome desktop | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 1440Mb | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy | i3 desktop | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 1453Mb | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy | Minimal CLI | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 191Mb | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy | XFCE desktop | | | | | 5.10 | SHA | ASC | 1503Mb | Aug 31, 2023 |
| * Looking for different or custom variant? Use Armbian build framework! | ||||||||||
Specifications
* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level
FAQs
- check power supply and SD card issues
- check previous images from archive
- ask for help on forums
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:
- Free support is provided via general project search engine, documentation, community forums or IRC/Discord. Keep in mind this is mostly provided by our awesome community members in a best effort manner and therefore there are no guaranteed solutions.
- For commercial or prioritised assistance:
- book a an hour of professional consultation,
- consider becoming a project partner. Reach us out at https://armbian.com/contact,
Rolling releases from CI pipeline
| User space | Kernel | Torrent | Integrity | Size | Release date | ||
| Armbian Lunar minimal CLI | rolling | 5.10.160 | | SHA | ASC | 195Mb | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Armbian Trixie minimal CLI | rolling | 5.10.160 | | SHA | ASC | 262Mb | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy XFCE desktop | stable | 5.10.160 | | SHA | ASC | 867Mb | Sep 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!