Published release of the Linux distribution Armbian 26.2, providing a compact system environment for single board computers with processors based on ARM, RISC-V and x86 architectures, supporting various models of Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Helios64, pine64, Nanopi and Cubieboard based on Allwinner, Amlogic, Actionsemi, Freescale / NXP, Marvell processors Armada, Rockchip, Radxa and Samsung Exynos.
Debian and Ubuntu package bases are used to form assemblies, but all components are completely rebuilt using its own assembly system with optimizations included to reduce size, increase performance and apply additional security mechanisms. For example, the /var/log partition is mounted using zram and stored in RAM in a compressed form with data flushed to the drive once a day or upon shutdown. The /tmp partition is mounted using tmpfs.
The project supports more than 30 variants of Linux kernel builds for different ARM and ARM64 platforms. An SDK is provided to simplify the creation of your own system images, packages and distribution editions. ZSWAP is used for swapping. When logging in via SSH, an option is provided to use two-factor authentication. The box64 emulator is included, allowing you to run programs compiled for processors based on the x86 architecture. Ready-made packages are offered for launching user environments based on KDE, GNOME, Budgie, Cinnamon, i3wm, Mate, Xfce and Xmonad.
Main changes in Armbian 26.2:
- Added support for SpacemiT MusePi Pro boards, Radxa Rock 4D, Orangepi RV2 and Odroid M2.
- For most boards, the Linux kernel has been updated to version 6.18.
- KDE Neon builds have been resumed.
- Builds with the Xfce desktop for RISC-V systems have been added.
- The Armbian Imager toolkit has been updated, providing an interface for selecting and loading system images, writing to an SD card, and initial system