Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.8.1 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.7 GB
Build date
Aug 14, 2026
Armbian 26.8.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
924 MB
Build date
Aug 14, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Aug 14, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | UFS | current6.18.2 | 918 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.2 | 926 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | UFS | current6.18.2 | 918 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.2 | 924 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Aug 14, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Cinnamon | UFS | current6.18.2 | 1.9 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | UFS | current6.18.2 | 1.7 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.2 | 1.7 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.2 | 2.0 GB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.2 | 1.3 GB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.2 | 1.1 GB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.2 | 1.0 GB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=radxa-dragon-q6a RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
