Recommended Images
Tested and stable images hand-selected by the Armbian team for this board.
Armbian 26.8.3 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
Stable
Size
1.1 GB
Build date
Aug 21, 2026
Armbian 26.8.3 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
312 MB
Build date
Aug 21, 2026
Desktop
Build date: Aug 21, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | current6.18.45 | 1.2 GB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Kde Plasma | — | current6.18.45 | 1.5 GB | |
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: Aug 21, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.45 | 340 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 296 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.45 | 340 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 312 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 794 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 557 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 416 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-5b RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
