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Banana Pi
BananaPi BPI-F3
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Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.2.5 Bianbu
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
2 GB
Build date
May 2, 2026
Armbian 26.2.5 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
283 MB
Build date
May 2, 2026
Desktop
Build date: May 2, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Bianbu | — | legacy6.6.100 | 2 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current6.18.26 | 832 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | legacy6.6.100 | 811 MB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 2, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.26 | 298 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | legacy6.6.100 | 280 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.26 | 283 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | legacy6.6.100 | 275 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: May 13, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.29 | 304 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current 6.18.29 | 828 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapif3 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
