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Armbian 24.8.1 Bookworm Minimal / IOT

Kernel: 6.6.47, Size: 239 MB, Release date: Aug 28, 2024
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Stable user space packages
Desktop

Armbian 24.8.1 Noble Gnome
MESA / VPU
Kernel: 6.6.47, Size: 1.3 GB, Release date: Aug 28, 2024
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Stable user space packages

Desktop images with Armbian Linux v6.6

Build Date: Aug 28, 2024

Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Cinnamon MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.4 GB
Debian 12 (Bookworm) XFCE SHA    ASC 1.3 GB
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) KDE Neon MESA / VPU SHA    ASC 1.7 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) XFCE SHA    ASC 1.3 GB
 
* Desktops are very simple and minimal but containing standard features such as Chromium, Firefox browser, Office tools etc.

Server images with Armbian Linux v6.6

Build Date: Aug 28, 2024

Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Server / CLI SHA    ASC 439.3 MB
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) Server / CLI SHA    ASC 483.2 MB
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Server / CLI SHA    ASC 435 MB
 
* Server / CLI images comes with Network Manager and include packages like armbian-config, armbian-zsh etc.

Minimal/IOT images with Armbian Linux v6.6

Build Date: Aug 28, 2024

Distro Variant Extensions Torrent Integrity Size
 
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) Minimal / IOT SHA    ASC 230.5 MB
 
* Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd. They are optimised for automation and production deployments.
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Specifications

1000tx 2GB 4 core 4GB 64bit 8GB UASP bluetooth docker eMMC i2c m2 pci spi flash usb-c usb3 wireguard Rockchip RK3568

* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level

FAQs

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Simple

BASH or ZSH shell, standard Debian/Ubuntu utilities. Features can be adjusted with menu-driven utility. Login is possible via serial, HDMI or SSH.

Universal

Minimal, server or Desktop. We work with XFCE, Gnome and Cinnamon but more is possible to build: Mate, KDE, Budgie, Deepin, i3, …

Light

No bloatware or spyware. Special utilities are completely optional. Suitable for newcomers and professionals.

Optimized

Distributed images are optimized for flash media (SD/eMMC/SSD) and compacted to real data size.

Fast

Armbian is optimized on kernel and userspace level. ZRAM & ZSWAP support, browser profile memory caching, garbage commit delay.

Secure

Security level can be adjusted with the armbian-config. OS is reviewed by professionals within the community.

Supported

Maintainers and community have deep understanding how HW work. We are seniors with 30+ years of experience in Linux + embedded Linux.

Open

Armbian provides open source build framework to build a distribution of optimised Linux hardware interface for armhf, aarch64 and x86.

We provide a selection of images that fits hardware best. If you need different image – use build framework and make whatever you need. Build framework relies on Debian and Ubuntu packages – you can build any combination – stable, old stable or rolling release.

Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd while CLI server images have Network Manager based networking, armbian-config utilities, option to select ZSH as default shell.

Make sure you have a good & reliable boot media (SD card / USB key) and a proper power supply. Archives can be flashed with Etcher (all OS) directly.

Insert the SD card into the slot, connect a cable to your network if possible or a display and power your board. (First) boot (with DHCP) takes a bit longer.

Support is provided in one of two ways:

Rolling releases images with Armbian Linux v6.6

Build Date: Sep 3, 2024

Distro Variant User space Kernel Torrent Integrity Size
 
Debian 12 (Bookworm) Gnome MESA / VPU stable 6.6.48 SHA  ASC 1.3 GB
Debian Testing (Trixie) Minimal / IOT stable 6.6.48 SHA  ASC 244.1 MB


Rolling releases are suitable for Linux enthusiasts who want cutting edge packages and have the skills to fix damage that a bad update might cause. If you want stability in a production environment or low headaches as a novice user, skip rolling releases. They are only at, build and ship, Debian testing / Arch / Manjaro / Suse Tumbleweed / Kali / Gentoo support quality level!