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NanoPi M5
Platinum12 imagesvendor 6.1.115edge 7.0.1
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Armbian 26.2.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
292 MB
Build date
Feb 11, 2026
Desktop
Build date: Feb 11, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ubuntu 24.04noble | Gnome | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Kde Neon | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Apr 25, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 288 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 292 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | edge7.0.1 | 316 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 288 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 539 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 542 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 402 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: May 13, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 275 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 937 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=nanopi-m5 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
