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Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 25.11.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
334 MB
Build date
Nov 22, 2025
Armbian 26.2.5 Xfce
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1 GB
Build date
Apr 26, 2026
Desktop
Build date: Apr 26, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Gnome | — | current6.12.58 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Xfce | — | current6.12.58 | 2 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current6.18.24 | 1 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Apr 25, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.58 | 324 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.58 | 334 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.24 | 354 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | current6.18.10 | 572 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | current6.18.10 | 572 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | current6.18.10 | 418 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | current6.18.10 | 1 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: May 13, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.29 | 365 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Xfce | — | current 6.18.29 | 909 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=khadas-vim3l RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
