Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 25.2.1 GNOME
Ubuntu 24.04
Status
Stable
Size
1 GB
Build date
Feb 13, 2025
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Feb 13, 2025
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Debian 12bookworm | Cinnamon | — | current6.12.13 | 1 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Feb 13, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 12bookworm | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.13 | 320 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.12.13 | 308 MB |
Desktop
Build date: Feb 13, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 12bookworm | XFCE | — | current6.12.13 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | current6.12.13 | 1 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | KDE Neon | — | current6.12.13 | 2 GB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | XFCE | — | current6.12.13 | 1 GB |
Server
Build date: Feb 13, 2025
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | Server | — | current6.12.13 | 532 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Apr 10, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04noble | GNOME | — | current 6.18.21 | 999 MB | |
Ubuntu 24.04noble | KDE Neon | — | current 6.18.21 | 1 GB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current 6.18.21 | 364 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-3c RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no