The Muse Pi Pro is a credit card-sized computer with a RISC-V processor, an AI accelerator, support for up to 16GB of LPDDR5x-2400 RAM, and up to 128GB of eMMC 5.1 onboard storage. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. While the little computer is the same size as a Raspberry Pi Model B, it has onboard M.2 and mPCIe sockets that let you add an SSD or cellular modem, as well as MIPI-CSI and MIPI-DSI connectors for cameras and displays.

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

The Armbian team released Armbian 26.2 today as a major update to this Debian/Ubuntu-based distribution and build framework for ARM devices, enhancing performance, security, and hardware compatibility. Coming three months after **Armbian 25.11** , the Armbian 26.2 release adds support for new ARM boards and chips, including SpacemiT MusePi Pro, Radxa Rock 4D, Orangepi RV2, OrangePi 4A, Odroid M2, Lamobo R1, Khadas Mind, Orange Pi 6 Plus, Minisforum MS-R1, NuMaker-IoT-MA35D1-A1, SpacemiT MUSE Book, Friendlyelec NanoPi Zero2, DG SVR 865 Tiny, and Radxa E24C. Armbian 26.2 also introduces board-level extension to mask Wayland desktop sessions, Cinnamon desktop builds for UEFI, GNOME desktop builds for stable targets, edge branch support to community targets, support for KDE Neon desktop builds, RISC-V Xfce desktop support, and support for Linux kernel 6.18 LTS on stable targets, while the latest **Linux 6.19** kernel is now supported on the edge branch. The **Armbian Imager** utility received major new features as well, including faster decompression, enhanced security with code signing for macOS and Windows systems, AI-powered translations, and a new settings panel with developer options. During this cycle, the Armbian devs were also busy modernizing the project’s infrastructure and build tools, as well as cleaning up and optimizing Armbian’s codebase, merging more than 150 improvements primarily focused on advancing kernel support for Rockchip and Allwinner devices. “Whether you’re trying the new stable kernel or experimenting with our latest builds, this update reinforces our commitment to delivering a professional, accessible Linux experience for ARM and RISC-V hardware,” said the devs. Check out the _release announcement page_ and the full changelog for more details about the changes included in Armbian 26.2, which you can download right now from the _official website_ for a wide range of ARM devices, including most of the Raspberry Pi models. _Image credits: Logo by the Armbian project_ Enjoyed the article? ### _You might also like_

submitted by cm0002 to linux 9 points | 0 comments https://9to5linux.com/armbian-26-2-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-expanded-arm-and-risc-v-support > The Armbian team released Armbian 26.2 today as a major update to this Debian/Ubuntu-based distribution and build framework for ARM devices, enhancing performance, security, and hardware compatibility. > > Coming three months after Armbian 25.11, the Armbian 26.2 release adds support for new ARM boards and chips, including SpacemiT MusePi Pro, Radxa Rock 4D, Orangepi RV2, OrangePi 4A, Odroid M2, Lamobo R1, Khadas Mind, Orange Pi 6 Plus, Minisforum MS-R1, NuMaker-IoT-MA35D1-A1, SpacemiT MUSE Book, Friendlyelec NanoPi Zero2, DG SVR 865 Tiny, and Radxa E24C. > > Armbian 26.2 also introduces board-level extension to mask Wayland desktop sessions, Cinnamon desktop builds for UEFI, GNOME desktop builds for stable targets, edge branch support to community targets, support for KDE Neon desktop builds, RISC-V Xfce desktop support, and support for Linux kernel 6.18 LTS on stable targets, while the latest Linux 6.19 kernel is now supported on the edge branch.

submitted by cm0002 to riscv 3 points | 0 comments https://9to5linux.com/armbian-26-2-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-expanded-arm-and-risc-v-support The Armbian team released Armbian 26.2 today as a major update to this Debian/Ubuntu-based distribution and build framework for ARM devices, enhancing performance, security, and hardware compatibility. > Coming three months after Armbian 25.11, the Armbian 26.2 release adds support for new ARM boards and chips, including SpacemiT MusePi Pro, Radxa Rock 4D, Orangepi RV2, OrangePi 4A, Odroid M2, Lamobo R1, Khadas Mind, Orange Pi 6 Plus, Minisforum MS-R1, NuMaker-IoT-MA35D1-A1, SpacemiT MUSE Book, Friendlyelec NanoPi Zero2, DG SVR 865 Tiny, and Radxa E24C. > > Armbian 26.2 also introduces board-level extension to mask Wayland desktop sessions, Cinnamon desktop builds for UEFI, GNOME desktop builds for stable targets, edge branch support to community targets, support for KDE Neon desktop builds, RISC-V Xfce desktop support, and support for Linux kernel 6.18 LTS on stable targets, while the latest Linux 6.19 kernel is now supported on the edge branch.