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Armbian 25.11 Is Out with Support for Radxa ROCK 4D, NanoPi M5, and Debian Forky
Coming three months after the Armbian 25.8 release, Armbian 25.11 adds support for new ARM boards and chips, including Radxa ROCK 4D, Radxa CM4 IO, Radxa E54C, NanoPi R76S, NanoPi M5, ArmSoM Forge1, Banana Pi M5 Pro, NineTripod X3568 v4, ODROID-M1S, XpressReal T3, and Mekotronics R58-HD.
Armbian 25.11 also adds support for Linux kernel 6.17, support for building images based on Ubuntu 25.10, as well as the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Debian 14 “Forky”, SATA overlay support for Orange Pi 5, a user-friendly tool for interacting with Qualcomm devices, and a Wi-Fi injection patch for Linux 6.12 kernels.
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Armbian 25.11 Brings Mainline U-Boot to More Boards
Armbian, a lightweight Linux distro optimized for ARM-based single-board computers, has announced the release of version 25.11, delivering broader hardware coverage.
Several boards are moving away from vendor-specific bootloaders toward mainline U-Boot and a cleaner, more maintainable software stack. Hardware support expands with boards from multiple vendors joining the release.
Newly supported devices include Texas Instruments’ AM62P Starter Kit and AM62L EVM, FriendlyElec’s NanoPi R76S and NanoPi M5, and several Radxa systems, including the ROCK 4D, CM4 IO Board, E54C, and Dragon Q6A. Additional entries include ArmSoM Forge1, Banana Pi M5 Pro, the Mekotronics R58 series, XpressReal T3, 9Tripod X3568 v4, a range of LuckFox RV1103/RV1106 variants, and Hardkernel’s ODROID M1S.
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Distribution Release: Armbian 25.11.1
Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM (and other) development boards. It is usually based on one of the stable or development versions of Debian or Ubuntu. The proejct's latest snapshot is version 25.11.1 and it features a wider range of hardware support and Btrfs boot support. [...]
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Armbian v25.11 Improving the base, unlocking new options
Each release cycle brings us closer to a smoother, more predictable, and more professional workflow—and this cycle was no exception. Our release process continues to evolve with better tooling, clearer procedures, and an increasing ability to deliver consistent results across a rapidly expanding and diverse hardware ecosystem.
Despite having a significant amount of automated testing in place, the most reliable testing remains manual testing. Every image in this release was manually validated for basic functionality. This is a massive undertaking that requires time, discipline, access to hardware, and many helping hands.
Our long-term hope is to one day achieve full test automation, with a dedicated test farm performing these checks end-to-end. But building and maintaining such a system is still beyond our current resources. For now, Armbian relies on the goodwill of volunteers, contributors, and donors who believe in what we are doing.