Suitable for testing (WIP)
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Specifications
1000tx 1wire 2GB 4GB 6 core 64bit UASP aarch64 bluetooth docker eMMC i2c i2s m2 mpci pci spi spi flash usb-c usb3 wifi wireguard Rockchip RK3399
* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level
FAQs
- check power supply and SD card issues
- check previous images from archive
- ask for help on 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.
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:
Rolling weekly releases
| User space | Kernel | Integrity | Size | Release date | ||
| Armbian Lunar minimal | rolling | 6.1.11 | SHA | ASC | 998M | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Armbian Sid minimal | rolling | 6.1.11 | SHA | ASC | 1000M | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Armbian Lunar CLI | rolling | 6.1.11 | SHA | ASC | 1040M | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Armbian Sid CLI | rolling | 6.1.11 | SHA | ASC | 1107M | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Armbian Lunar XFCE desktop | rolling | 6.1.11 | SHA | ASC | 1928M | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Armbian Sid XFCE desktop | rolling | 6.1.11 | SHA | ASC | 1904M | Feb 13, 2023 |
Rolling releases from CI pipeline
| User space | Kernel | Integrity | Size | Release date | ||
| Armbian Jammy minimal CLI | stable | 5.15.104 | SHA | ASC | 574M | Mar 24, 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