Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.8.1 Xfce
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.0 GB
Build date
Aug 8, 2026
Armbian 26.8.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
318 MB
Build date
Aug 8, 2026
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.43 | 343 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.43 | 318 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current6.18.43 | 1.0 GB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.43 | 831 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.43 | 594 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.43 | 440 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