Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.8.2 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.1 GB
Build date
Aug 17, 2026
Armbian 26.8.2 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
313 MB
Build date
Aug 17, 2026
Desktop
Build date: Aug 17, 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 | 1.5 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Aug 17, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 312 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 313 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 786 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 546 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 410 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Nov 4, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.172 | 329 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.172 | 346 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
