Armbian Newsletter

Armbian Newsletter

From major kernel milestones to expanding our support for the latest ARM and RISC-V hardware, 2025 has been a year of growth and grit for Armbian. As we wrap up the final commits of the year, we’re looking back with gratitude at how far this project has come. The holiday season is our favorite time to reflect on the power of open source - where a global community comes together to make hardware work better for everyone. Thank you for being part of our story this year.

Happy Holiday Hacking!


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Github Highlights
This week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support, kernel updates, and codebase improvements. Notable additions include support for the SpacemiT MusePi Pro and Friendlyelec NanoPi Zero2, alongside expanded compatibility for TI AM62x SoC boards. Multiple platforms, such as Rockchip, Meson64, and Sunxi, received kernel bumpst to new

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