Armbian Newsletter July 2026
Welcome to the latest Armbian Newsletter: your source for the latest developments, community highlights, and behind-the-scenes updates from the world of open-source ARM and RISC-V computing.
The upcoming Armbian release 26.08 will be based on Linux 6.18 LTS, giving users the benefits of a long-term support kernel with improved hardware compatibility, security updates, and ongoing upstream maintenance. This provides a solid foundation for future development while keeping systems stable and reliable.
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Github Highlights
This week’s work centers on new board enablement and platform maintenance, kernel and U-Boot refresh across Rockchip and Sunxi, and CI/build infrastructure improvements. Board support expanded with the addition of Sovol Zero, SV08, and SV08 Max on the H616 platform, alongside mainline and edge enablement for the
Michael Robinson
Beat the heat
Rising summer ambient temperatures erode the thermal headroom SBCs rely on, causing silent throttling and instability. Here’s why high-density SoCs like the RK3588 are most at risk, and how to pick the right cooling strategy to stay stable.
Michael Robinson
The factory behind Armbian
When you download an Armbian image, flash it to your SD card or SSD, and boot your board, a huge amount of automation has already happened behind the scenes.
That invisible engine is what you can see at https://actions.armbian.com. Think of it as the mission control center
Igor Pecovnik
