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Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.2.1 XFCE
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
1 GB
Build date
Mar 2, 2026
Armbian 26.2.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
305 MB
Build date
Mar 2, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Mar 2, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.15 | 299 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.15 | 305 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Mar 2, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current6.18.15 | 1 GB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.10 | 560 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.10 | 562 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.10 | 406 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | current6.18.10 | 1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 5, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.21 | 293 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current 6.18.21 | 929 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=helios64 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no