Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 25.11.1 XFCE
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
2 GB
Build date
Nov 22, 2025
Armbian 25.11.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
335 MB
Build date
Nov 22, 2025
Desktop
Build date: Nov 22, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | current6.12.58 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current6.12.58 | 2 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Nov 22, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.58 | 324 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.58 | 335 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.10 | 558 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.10 | 563 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.10 | 425 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 | 357 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current 6.18.21 | 1 GB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=khadas-vim3 RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no