Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.5.1 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.1 GB
Build date
May 24, 2026
Armbian 26.5.1 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
290 MB
Build date
May 24, 2026
Desktop
Build date: May 24, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.1 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.4 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: May 24, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 274 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 290 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 12, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 532 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 521 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 409 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  openHAB | — | vendor6.1.115 | 1.2 GB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Jun 7, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 294 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 974 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=radxa-cm5-io RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
