Supported Operating Systems

Armbian Ubuntu*

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*Community builds: No support provided from Armbian. Support available on the ameriDroid Forums and Discord.
Armbian Jammy 23.09 (Minimal)
Desktop install instructions
HighlightsLatest rkr5.1 vendor kernel
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Chromium supports DRM via widevine
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microHDMI and USB-C video output
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Includes retrogame emulator installers for wine, box32, etc. via the nicod-armbian-gaming script
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amazingfate's Rockchip multimedia PPA built-in
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Panfork PPA with mali-g610 firmware built-in
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Patched glibc
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No desktop environment preinstalled
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Working audio over USB-C video
| NotesUnofficial community build (no support from Armbian). Username and password set by user on first boot. Use Wayland for running emulators except use X11 for wine, aethersx2 and dolphin
Updated 10/17/23
monkaBlyat
amazingfate
NicoD
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 Gnome
Google Drive
Updated 10/17/23
slaminger
and others
TwisterOS Beta (Desktop)
HighlightsuSD and eMMC boot
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Full GPU acceleration on Desktop and Chromium Browser
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ThemeTwister 100% working
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TwisterOS Web Apps working out-of-the-box
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Pi Apps included
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X11 compositing
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XFCE desktop
| IssuesWidevine(DRM) for streaming services not working on current Beta
Updated 10/17/23
user: pi
pass: asdasd
jtremblant
dangeruss26
and others
Armbian Jammy 23.04 Gnome
HighlightsChromium supports DRM
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Many apps preloaded including retrogame emulators, wine, box32, etc.
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Armbian's RK3588 Multimedia PPA built-in
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Panfork PPA built-in
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Patched glibc
| IssuesUSB-C video does not work on this image | NotesUnofficial community build (no support from Armbian). Username and password set by user on first boot. Use Wayland for running emulators except use X11 for wine, aethersx2 and dolphin
Updated 10/17/23
user: root
pass: 1234
monkaBlyat
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 Cinnamon
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 Gnome
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 Budgie
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 KDE Plasma
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 XFCE
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 xmonad
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Jammy 22.04 i3-wm
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
lanefu
stvhay
and others
Armbian Lunar 23.08 (minimal)
Repo
Updated 10/17/23
user: root
pass: 1234
lanefu
and others
TwisterOS
Updated 10/17/23
Coldstoarmer
and others
Armbian Jammy 23.08 (minimal)
Repo
Updated 10/17/23
user: root
pass: 1234
lanefu
and others
Armbian Bookworm 23.08 (minimal)
Repo
Updated 10/17/23
user: root
pass: 1234
lanefu
and others
Armbian Sid 23.08 (minimal)
Repo
Updated 10/17/23
user: root
pass: 1234
lanefu
and others

Ubuntu

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Developers

Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 (Desktop & Server)
HighlightsKernel, firmware, and bootloader updates through apt
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Desktop first-run wizard for user setup and configuration
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3D video hardware acceleration support via panfork
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Smooth 4k video playback with MPV, Gstreamer, and Chromium YouTube
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Familiar Ubuntu Desktop and Server experience
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Latest rockchip 5.10.160 kernel
| IssuesThe USB-C display port does not yet work
Updated 10/17/23
Spooky
and others
Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 (Minimal)
Updated 10/17/23
user: ttt
pass: ttt
user: root
pass: rk3588
Slaminger
and others
Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
stvhay
and others
Ubuntu Focal (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
stvhay
and others
Ubuntu Lunar 23.04 (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
stvhay
and others

Debian

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Developers

Debian Bookworm 12 (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
stvhay
and others
Debian Bullseye 11.6 (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
stvhay
and others
Debian Sid (Unstable Testing Branch) (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
stvhay
and others
DietPi
Updated 10/17/23
In Development Micah
The DietPi Team

Devuan

Default Credentials

Developers

Devuan Chimaera 4.0 (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
Stvhay
and others
Devuan Daedalus 5.0 (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: indiedroid
pass: indiedroid
Stvhay
and others
Devuan Ceres (Unstable Testing Branch) (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: devuan
pass: devuan
Stvhay
and others

Retrogaming

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Developers

Batocera 36
Updated 10/17/23
JELOS
Updated 10/17/23
Fewt
Brooksytech
RetroArena (Beta)
Updated 10/17/23
Slaminger
and others
uOS
Updated 10/17/23
(In development) Dylan Zych
The RetroGFX Team

NEMS Linux

Default Credentials

Developers

NEMS Linux
Updated 10/17/23
BaldNerd
stvhay
and others

Buildroot

Default Credentials

Developers

Buildroot
Updated 10/17/23
The PicoPC Team

Kali

Default Credentials

Developers

Not Quite Kali (Minimal)
GitHub
Updated 10/17/23
user: root
pass: 1234
stvhay
and others

Arch

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Developers

Arch Linux (minimal)
GitHub | NotesFlashing the OS on SD card or SATA SSD is not currently supported
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These are minimal images, do not expect everything to work without installing additional packages, e.g. hardware graphics acceleration. We reccomend adding the BredOS and 7Ji repos to your installation.
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Some of these may not boot for you. please make a github issue if it doesn't work for your device.

Updated 10/17/23
Infinity Q
and others
Arch Linux (minimal)
GitHub | NotesFlashing the OS on SD card or SATA SSD is not currently supported
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These are experimental images; therefore there will be bugs, issues, and missing features. We reccomend adding the 7Ji repo to your installation.
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Some of these may not boot for you. please make a github issue if it doesn't work for your device.

Updated 10/25/23
user: alarm
pass: alarm
Infinity Q
and others
Arch Linux (XFCE)
GitHub | NotesFlashing the OS on SD card or SATA SSD is not currently supported
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These are experimental images; therefore there will be bugs, issues, and missing features. We reccomend adding the 7Ji repo to your installation.
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Some of these may not boot for you. please make a github issue if it doesn't work for your device.

Updated 10/25/23
user: alarm
pass: alarm
Infinity Q
and others
BredOS
Updated 10/17/23
(In development) Pandaa
and others

Manjaro

Default Credentials

Developers

Manjaro Gnome
Updated 10/17/23
(In development) monkaBlyat
and others

Windows

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Developers

Windows
Updated 10/17/23
In Development mariob
and others

Android

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Developers

Android (Tablet-Style)
Updated 10/17/23
thc013
Android 13
NotesNeeds to be flashed with maskrom
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HDMI and Display Port works with video + audio
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GApps included

Updated 12/22/23
notime2d8
and others
SlashTV (eMMC only)
Updated 10/17/23
Slaminger
Android Factory Image A (Tablet-Style)
HighlightsWorking Audio over HDMI
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Dual-monitor supported
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CSI and DSI functional
| IssuesMay display Chinese watermark on non-factory eMMC modules
Updated 10/17/23
Rockchip
Android Factory Image B (Tablet-Style)
HighlightsWorking Audio over HDMI
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Dual-monitor supported
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CSI and DSI functional
| IssuesNothing major
Updated 10/17/23
Rockchip
LineageOS 20.0 (alpha)
HighlightsWorking Audio over HDMI and DP
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Kernel 5.10-rkr5.1
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Hardware decoding
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Vulkan
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Wifi
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Ethernet
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Suspend/Resume
| IssuesBluetooth not working
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HDMI CEC
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HDMI Audio Passthrough
| NotesAlpha build: some things may not work
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Uses U-Boot, no Android Bootloader
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32GB eMMC image, only boots from eMMC
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Default Audio is HDMI
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Minimal apps

Updated 10/17/23
Notime2d8

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