Armbian 24.11 Released with Expanded Hardware Support
If you've been waiting for Armbian to support OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+, the wait is over.
The developers of Armbian have announced the general availability of Armbian 24.11. This major update not only adds enhanced functionality but also expands hardware support.
Armbian 24.11 now supports system-on-chip (SoC) computers, such as the Radxa ROCK 5B+, Radxa E20C, ArmSoM-CM5, ArmSoM-Sige3, OrangePi 5 Max, OK3568-C, NanoPi M6, Retro Lite CM5, CherryBa M1, Luckfox Core3566, and Turing RK1.
But there's more: Armbian also now supports other types of devices, such as the OnePlus 8T phone, TV Box Magicsee C400 Plus, Android TV box, and the Cyber Aib RK3588 octa-core 64-bit processor.
In addition to expanded hardware support, you'll also find a much improved system configuration utility that now includes task automation, network configuration, SSH settings management, installing/uninstalling applications, and more.
The 24.11 release only offers KDE Plasma, Gnome, and Xfce desktops, each of which also includes 3D hardware acceleration (on supported devices) and 4K video playback (for Rockchip hardware).
You can read the official announcement here and download an official image from the Armbian download page.
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