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NanoPi R6S
Platinum13 imagescurrent 6.18.55vendor 6.1.172
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Armbian 26.8.10 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.2 GB
Build date
Oct 11, 2026
Armbian 26.8.10 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
321 MB
Build date
Oct 11, 2026
Desktop
Build date: Oct 11, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.55 | 1.2 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.55 | 1.5 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor6.1.172 | 1.2 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | vendor6.1.172 | 1.5 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Oct 11, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.55 | 341 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.172 | 329 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.55 | 359 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.172 | 321 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 774 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 546 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 414 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Oct 12, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.172 | 341 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor 6.1.172 | 1.0 GB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=nanopi-r6s RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
