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Banana Pi
Banana Pi M7
Standard18 imagescurrent 6.18.8vendor 6.1.115
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Size
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Build date
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Armbian 26.2.1 Minimal (CLI)
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Status
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Size
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Build date
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Desktop
Build date: Feb 9, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | current6.18.8 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | KDE Neon | — | current6.18.8 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | current6.18.9 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | KDE Neon | — | current6.18.9 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | KDE Neon | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Feb 9, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.8 | 292 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.9 | 315 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 290 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.8 | 299 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.9 | 322 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 294 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 13, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid | — | vendor6.1.115 | 543 MB | ||
Debian 13trixie | — | vendor6.1.115 | 540 MB | ||
Debian 13trixie | — | vendor6.1.115 | 397 MB | ||
Debian 13trixie | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 5, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 287 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 986 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapim7 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no