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Armbian 25.2 Released With New Boards Supported, Kernel Upgrades

Armbian 25.2 is now available as the newest feature release for this Debian-based Linux distribution focused on providing a great ARM experience as well as a growing number of RISC-V boards.

Armbian 25.2 supports a number of newer single board computers including the Rock 2A and 2F, NanoPi R3S, Retroid Pocket RP5, RPMini, Rock 5T, GenBook, MKS-PI, SKIPR, Armsom CM5, NextThing C.H.I.P, and Magicsee C400 Plus.

ARM single board computer

Armbian 25.2 also brings improved Rockchip RK3588 SoC support, wireless driver enhancements, moving a number of targeting to Linux 6.6 LTS or Linux 6.12 LTS kernels, updated U-Boot bootloader, and a variety of other improvements.

Downloads and more details on the Armbian 25.2 Linux distribution release via Armbian.com.

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SpaceX thinks it knows why Starship exploded on its last test flight

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Tesla Cybertruck: all the news about Elon Musk’s futuristic pickup truck

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Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry

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