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Radxa
Rock 5B Plus
Platinum13 imagescurrent 6.18.45vendor 6.1.115
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Armbian 26.8.3 Gnome
Ubuntu 26.04
Status
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Size
1.1 GB
Build date
Aug 21, 2026
Armbian 26.8.3 Minimal (CLI)
Debian 13
Status
Stable
Size
311 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 | 1.5 GB |
Minimal / IOT
Build date: Aug 21, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.45 | 316 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 308 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | current6.18.45 | 320 MB | |
Debian 13trixie | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor6.1.115 | 311 MB |
Dedicated Applications
Build date: Aug 8, 2026
| Distribution | Application | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian Sidsid |  Kali Linux | — | vendor6.1.115 | 787 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  Home Assistant | — | vendor6.1.115 | 547 MB | |
Debian 13trixie |  OpenMediaVault | — | vendor6.1.115 | 428 MB |
Rolling Release
Build date: Aug 30, 2026
| Distribution | Variant | Type | Kernel | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian 14forky | Minimal (CLI) | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 304 MB | |
Ubuntu 26.04resolute | Gnome | — | vendor 6.1.115 | 977 MB |
Build from source
Reproduce this exact image using the Armbian build framework
$ ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-5b-plus RELEASE=trixie BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no
