orangepizero
Supported
CLI

Armbian 23.02 Bullseye
Kernel 5.15.y, Size: 424Mb, Release date: Feb 27, 2023
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stable user space packages
CLI

Armbian 23.02 Jammy
Kernel 5.15.y, Size: 488Mb, Release date: Feb 27, 2023
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stable user space packages
  • Onboard wireless module (XR819) has poor software support so wireless connection issues are expected
  • Orange Pi Zero rev 1.4 reports false high CPU temperatures.

Other supported variants

User spaceInterfaceEUUSAAsiaTorrentKernelIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian Bullseye Minimal CLI5.15.ySHA  ASC255MFeb 27, 2023
Armbian Jammy Minimal CLI5.15.ySHA  ASC248MFeb 27, 2023
 
* Looking for different or custom variant? Use Armbian build framework!
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Specifications

100tx 1wire 32bit 4 core CAN UASP docker i2c spi spi flash wifi wireguard Allwinner H2+

* 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 weekly releases

 User spaceKernelIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian Lunar minimalrolling6.1.11SHA  ASC348MFeb 12, 2023
Armbian Sid minimalrolling6.1.11SHA  ASC361MFeb 12, 2023
Armbian Sid CLI rolling6.1.11SHA  ASC424MFeb 13, 2023
Armbian Lunar CLI rolling6.1.11SHA  ASC396MFeb 14, 2023

  • Debian testing or Arch - Manjaro support quality level
  • Untested automated builds for power users that are able to fix problems on their own
  • Images are receiving updates when main branch changes