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Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.2.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
299 MB
Build date
Feb 3, 2026
Armbian 26.2.5 Minimal (CLI)
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
315 MB
Build date
Apr 25, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Apr 25, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.8 | 291 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.8 | 299 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.24 | 315 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.10 | 521 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.10 | 535 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.10 | 431 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | current6.18.10 | 1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 28, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.25 | 318 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.25 | 306 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=nanopi-r4s RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
