orangepi5
Standard support
Minimal

Armbian 24.11.2 Bookworm Minimal / IOT

Kernel: 6.1.75, Size: 241.2 MB, Release date: Nov 30, 2024
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Stable user space packages
Desktop

Armbian 24.11.2 Noble Gnome
MESA / VPU
Kernel: 6.1.75, Size: 1.4 GB, Release date: Nov 30, 2024
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Stable user space packages

4K Video acceleration within Chromium works only in Jammy / Noble Gnome or KDE Neon desktop images with kernel 6.1.y

Enable AP6275P Wireless Module on Orange Pi 5:

Enable orangepi-5-ap6275p overlay from Hardware menu of armbian-config and reboot.

In order to run Kodi (sudo apt install kodi) with HW acceleration, you have to run kodi under gbm or wayland.

Armbian 24.11.1 Noble KDE Neon test report:

  • Flashed to SD card with USB imager
  • Boot ok, from sdcard, install to NVME and boot from
  • HDMI is ok, HDMI audio works
  • USB2 ports are ok
  • Gigabit Etherner is ok, troughput ~940Mbit/s
  • 4K video playback works in Chromium (accelerated)
  • Reboot and shutdown work as intended

Armbian 24.11.1 Bookworm minimal test report:

  • Flashed to SD card with USB imager
  • Boot ok, from sdcard
  • USB2 ports are ok
  • Gigabit Etherner is ok, troughput ~940Mbit/s
  • Reboot and shutdown work as intended

After you download and boot?

Basic OS configuration is conducted at first boot. You are asked to set a root password, normal user and confirm your, automatically determined, language settings. If your hardware has internal media, you might want to transfer your OS to it. You can also choose to configure your OS first, setup applications, enable services and install to internal media later.

armbian-config

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You can select different login shell (ZSH), enable 2FA for your SSH, enable virtual read-only file-system, switch to rolling releases, ... and more. Armbian config tool helps you configure your network (static, dynamic, enabling hotspot). Once you are done configurion your OS, you can proceed to software section. Armbian config provides clean and fast way of installing great selection of popular software titles. If you plan to use your board for running a home automation, file server, ad blocking, downloading media, ... we got you covered.

Desktop images with Armbian Linux v6.12

Build Date: Nov 30, 2024

Most stable mainline based kernel but not all features have been implemented yet.
Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Cinnamon MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.4 GB
Debian 12 (Bookworm) XFCE SHA    ASC 1.4 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Gnome MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.3 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) KDE Neon MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.7 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) XFCE SHA    ASC 1.3 GB
 
* Desktops are very simple and minimal but containing standard features such as Chromium, Firefox browser, Office tools etc.

Desktop images with Armbian Linux v6.1

Build Date: Nov 30, 2024

Based on Rockchip BSP. This kernel is newer than the legacy kernel v5.10.y and works stable too.
Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Cinnamon MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.4 GB
Debian 12 (Bookworm) XFCE SHA    ASC 1.3 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) KDE Neon MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.7 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) XFCE SHA    ASC 1.3 GB
 
* Desktops are very simple and minimal but containing standard features such as Chromium, Firefox browser, Office tools etc.

Server images with Armbian Linux v6.12

Build Date: Nov 30, 2024

Most stable mainline based kernel but not all features have been implemented yet.
Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Server / CLI MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 513.3 MB
 
* Server / CLI images comes with Network Manager and include packages like armbian-config, armbian-zsh etc.

Server images with Armbian Linux v6.1

Build Date: Nov 30, 2024

Based on Rockchip BSP. This kernel is newer than the legacy kernel v5.10.y and works stable too.
Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Server / CLI MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 481.6 MB
 
* Server / CLI images comes with Network Manager and include packages like armbian-config, armbian-zsh etc.

Minimal/IOT images with Armbian Linux v6.12

Build Date: Nov 30, 2024

Most stable mainline based kernel but not all features have been implemented yet.
Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Minimal / IOT SHA    ASC 267.8 MB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Minimal / IOT SHA    ASC 266.7 MB
 
* Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd. They are optimised for automation and production deployments.

Minimal/IOT images with Armbian Linux v6.1

Build Date: Nov 30, 2024

Based on Rockchip BSP. This kernel is newer than the legacy kernel v5.10.y and works stable too.
Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Minimal / IOT SHA    ASC 226.2 MB
 
* Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd. They are optimised for automation and production deployments.

Dedicated applications images with Armbian Linux v6.1

Build Date: Nov 20, 2024

Based on Rockchip BSP. This kernel is newer than the legacy kernel v5.10.y and works stable too.
Distro Application Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Home Assistant SHA    ASC 300.4 MB
Debian 12 (Bookworm) OpenMediaVault SHA    ASC 320.5 MB
Debian 12 (Bookworm) OpenHab SHA    ASC 1 GB
Debian Testing (Sid) Kali Linux SHA    ASC 507.9 MB
 
* 3rd party unofficial applications deployment made with official Armbian build framework. Application support is not provided by Armbian team, but you are welcome to use our community forums for support.
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Specifications

1000tx 16GB 1wire 4GB 64bit 8 core 8GB CAN UASP bluetooth docker eMMC i2c m2 mpci msata pci sata spi spi flash usb-c usb3 wifi Rockchip RK3588

* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level

FAQs

  • check previous images from archive
  • join community 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 have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd while CLI server images have Network Manager based networking, armbian-config utilities, option to select ZSH as default shell.

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 images with Armbian Linux v6.1

Build Date: Dec 1, 2024

Distro Variant User space Kernel Torrent Integrity Size
 
Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular) Minimal / IOT stable 6.1.84 SHA  ASC 225.2 MB
Debian Testing (Trixie) Minimal / IOT stable 6.1.84 SHA  ASC 246.4 MB
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Gnome MESA / VPU stable 6.1.84 SHA  ASC 1.3 GB


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!