Radxa Zero
Standard support
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CLI

Armbian 24.2.1 Bookworm CLI

Kernel: 6.6.16, Size: 441.5MB, Release date: Feb 13, 2024
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Stable user space packages
Desktop

Armbian 24.2.1 Jammy Gnome

Kernel: 6.6.16, Size: 1.3GB, Release date: Feb 13, 2024
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Stable user space packages

If you have a Radxa Zero with eMMC (any model with 2GB or 4GB of RAM), you’ll need to erase the eMMC before you can boot it from a microSD card and use Armbian. 1GB version is not supported.

Full instructions are available on the Radxa wiki, but here are some quick notes.

– Connect a USB cable to the Zero’s OTG port (the USB-C plug marked USB-PWR)
– Hold down the “USB BOOT” button on the Radxa Zero while connecting the USB cable to a USB port on the Linux host
sudo pip3 install pyamlboot on the host
curl -O https://dl.armbian.com/radxa-zero/loader/radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin
sudo boot-g12.py radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin

You may have to run the sudo boot-g12.py command a second time to fully clear the eMMC. In case you encounter boot issues, try this hint and report there.

Stable releases

User space Interface URL Torrent Kernel Integrity Size Release date
 
Armbian Bookworm Cinnamon 6.6.16 SHA    ASC 1.3GB Feb 13, 2024
Armbian Bookworm Minimal 6.6.16 SHA    ASC 309.4MB Feb 13, 2024
Armbian Jammy Cinnamon 6.6.16 SHA    ASC 1.4GB Feb 13, 2024
Armbian Jammy I3-wm 6.6.16 SHA    ASC 1.3GB Feb 13, 2024
Armbian Jammy Minimal 6.6.16 SHA    ASC 245.3MB Feb 13, 2024
Armbian Jammy XFCE 6.6.16 SHA    ASC 1.3GB Feb 13, 2024
 
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While we try best possible to test provided images flaws can happen. If you experience issues please report those. Until we're able to fix latest builds stick to older images from our archive.

Specifications

2GB 4 core 4GB 64bit bluetooth docker eMMC i2c spi usb-c usb3 wifi wireguard Amlogic S905Y2

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

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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 only with essentials and without armbian-config, armbian-zsh, build-essentials, Python, DKMS, …

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:

Daily / Rolling releases from CI pipeline

 User spaceKernelURLTorrentIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian Noble XFCE rolling 6.6.28 SHA  ASC 851.6MBApr 24, 2024
Armbian Trixie Minimal rolling 6.6.28 SHA  ASC 313.8MBApr 24, 2024
Armbian Trixie Minimal rolling 6.8.7 SHA  ASC 302.4MBApr 24, 2024
Armbian Noble XFCE rolling 6.8.7 SHA  ASC 871.9MBApr 24, 2024


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!