Armbian Release v26.5.1

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Armbian v26.5.1 delivers another strong round of improvements across the project, focusing on expanded hardware support, desktop and userland refinements, build framework modernization, and infrastructure enhancements. This release introduces new board images and platform updates, improves Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute" integration, refines Bianbu desktop support, adds firmware and driver updates including AX210 wireless support, and continues ongoing work to strengthen the build system, CI pipelines, and developer tooling. Numerous kernel, bootloader, and device tree updates further improve stability, compatibility, and performance across a wide range of ARM and x86 platforms, reinforcing Armbian's commitment to providing a reliable and flexible Linux distribution for single-board computers, embedded devices, and edge computing deployments.

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