Pinebook Pro Software Releases

OS Image Releases

For information on how to install these images onto your device, please see the NOOB Page, which includes information on writing images to the device EMMC or a SDCard.

If Manjaro is installed on the eMMC you may experience issues booting different installations from SD card. List of known affected distros and workaround.

Arch Linux

Arch Linux ARM install image [microSD/USB Boot]

• archiso image customized for Arch Linux ARM on the Pinebook Pro
• DD image (for 1GB or larger micoSD card/USB stick):
  • Direct download for latest releases from GitHub
  • size: 579MB
• Automatic login as root
• Make sure to thoroughly read the readme and FAQ, otherwise follow the normal Arch installation guide.

CentOS 8

CentOS 8 Server with GUI install image [microSD/USB Boot]

• DD image (for 12GB or larger micoSD card/USB stick):
  • Direct Download

Debian Desktop

Debian Desktop Community Build Image [microSD to eMMC] by mrfixit2001

• This was previously the default operating system for the Pinebook Pro
• Includes desktop, Firefox browser, and LibreOffice
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card / 16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download release build 191226 from mrfixit2001's github
    • MD5 (img file): 59838c1518b8b6da86a00d38b31ae904
    • File Size: 1.19GB
• Login with
  • username: rock
  • password: rock

Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa MATE / GNOME

Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa MATE and GNOME Community Builds [microSD/ eMMC Boot] by ayufan

• Desktop Images featurng a standard Ubuntu suite of software to get you started.
• DD image (for 8GB micoSD card /16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download for latests releases and pre-releases on ayufan's github
  • size: 1.06GB
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64 (must be changed on initial boot)

Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LXDE

Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LXDE Community Build Image by ayufan [microSD and eMMC Boot]

• Included LXDE Desktop, Firefox Browser, and LibreOffice Suite
• DD image (for 8GB micoSD card /16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download release build 0.9.14 from ayufan's github
  • MD5 (XZ file): B74E8366615DAE89AEB5CC878F2B316B
  • size: 763MB
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Bionic Mate

Bionic Mate Community Build Image [microSD Boot] by ayufan

• Included Mate Desktop, Firefox Browser, and LibreOffice Suite
• DD image (for 8GB micoSD card /16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download release build 0.9.14 from ayufan's github
  • MD5 (XZ file): 5F60494B9248570FAF5853860A26B489
  • size: 1.06GB
• Login with
  • username: rock64
  • password: rock64

Manjaro ARM

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• The Manjaro project offers a mainline kernel with patches and modules to support PBPro hardware in two flavors. Both provide DD images and installer images (DD to SD card which will then install to eMMC when booted).
• To learn more about Manjaro please visit Manjaro Forum
• Pitfall: When using the eMMC installer from SD card, you may get stuck on the bootsplash animation forever, but that's just the image masking the TUI (text mode user interface) installer. Just press escape after a few seconds, and you will have an easy-to-follow installer. See forum post: manjaro-arm-installer to eMMC

Manjaro ARM with KDE (Plasma) desktop [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• Direct download from Manjaro (microSD image only)
• Direct download from osdn.net (both microSD and emmc-installer images)

Manjaro ARM with GTK (XFCE) desktop [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• Direct download from Manjaro
• Direct download from osdn.net

Manjaro ARM with i3 tiling window manager [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• Direct download from Manjaro
• Direct download from osdn.net

Manjaro ARM Test Build Image with GTK (Gnome) desktop [microSD Boot]

• Direct download from Google Drive

Manjaro ARM installer

The manjaro-arm-installer script is intended to install Manjaro ARM directly to SD/eMMC cards without the need for images (including LXQT, Mate & CuboCore editions, as well as full disk encryption). Running on a Linux x86 computer, it can install Manjaro ARM directly to an empty eMMC using an eMMC to USB adapter. The script can also be run from SD to install an image to the eMMC.

Kali Linux

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Kali Linux prebuilt OS images for Pinebook Pro [SD/eMMC boot]

• Official pre-built OS images of Kali Linux for the Pinebook Pro featuring all tools you'd expect from the distribution.
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card /16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download latest images from Offensive Security's website
  • size: 2.0GB
• Login with
  • username:
  • password:

postmarketOS

Official postmarketOS build [microSD/ eMMC Boot]

• Official postmarketOS build with the GNOME desktop for the Pinebook Pro.
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card /16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download latest images from postmarketOS
  • size: 400MB
• Login with
  • username: demo
  • password: demo OR 147147

Q4OS

Q4OS Test Build Image [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• Q4OS is advertised as a 'fast and powerful operating system based on the latest technologies while offering highly productive desktop environment'
• To learn more please visit the PINE64 forum or official Q4OS website
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card / eMMC module and above)
  • Direct download latest release build from SourceForge
• User account and password are created on first run

OpenSUSE

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OpenSUSE XFCE OS Image [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• This image contains an install of openSUSE tumbleweed with XFCE desktop environment.
• To learn more about OpenSUSE please visit the official website.
• Pinebook Pro build instructions can be found here
• DD image (for 16GB microSD card / eMMC module and above)
  • Direct download latest release build from SourceForge
• login with:
  • username: root
  • password: linux

OpenSUSE GNOME 3 OS Image [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• This image contains an install of openSUSE tumbleweed with GNOME 3 desktop environment.
• To learn more about OpenSUSE please visit the official website.
• Pinebook Pro build instructions can be found here
• DD image (for 16GB microSD card / eMMC module and above)
  • Direct download latest release build from SourceForge
• login with:
  • username: tux
  • password: susepassword

Fedora

Fedora GNOME3 OS Image [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• This image contains an install of Fedora with GNOME3 desktop environment.
• To learn more about Fedora please visit the official website.
• Pinebook Pro build instructions can be found here
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card / eMMC module and above)
  • Direct download latest release build from SourceForge
• login with:
  • username: tux
  • password: susepassword

Fedora 32 Workstation OS Image [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• This image contains an install of Fedora with GNOME3 desktop environment.
• To learn more about Fedora please visit the official website.
• DD image (for 12GB microSD card / eMMC module and above)
  • Fedora 32 Pinebook Pro Image

Armbian

Armbian [microSD / eMMC Boot]

• Armbian provides well-maintained Debian and Ubuntu OS images tailored to ARM devices
• To learn more please visit the Armbian's website
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card / eMMC module and above)
  • Direct download latest release from Armbian
• login with:
  • username: root
  • password: 1234

NetBSD

NetBSD [microSD /eMMC Boot]

• To learn more about NetBSD please visit NetBSD main page
• DD image to microSD card or eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
  • Direct download from NetBSD
• Console and SSH default login:
  • username: root
  • password: [none]
• Instructions concerning enabling SSH can be found here

OpenBSD

OpenBSD

• To learn more about OpenBSD, please visit OpenBSD main page
• ARM64 images, (including support for Pinebook Pro), can be found here OpenBSD arm64

Chromium

Chromium Community Build Image by ayufan [microSD and eMMC Boot]

• DD image (for 8GB microSD card/16GB eMMC module and above)
  • Direct download R77 build from ayufan's github
  • MD5 (XZ file): 7B747B6D2B041C5C0C6434DDB524DB66
  • size: 387MB

Recalbox

Recalbox for Pinebook Pro [SD/eMMC boot]

• Recalbox is a retrogaming Linux distribution allowing for emulation of all classic videogame systems.
• DD image (for 8GB microSD card /16GB eMMC module and above):
  • Direct download latest images from MrFixit's gitbub
  • size: 450MB
• SSH Login
  • username: root
  • password: recalboxroot

Android Image Releases

Android 7.1 microSD

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Stock Android for DD method [micro SD Boot] [20190918]

• Production floor testing image
• DD image to microSD card and boot.
• Highly recommend using Etcher or PINE64 Installer
• Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
• DD image for 8GB microSD card
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 207BCBFFF59C1AB29F8ADC63D426EACB
    • File Size: 562MB
• DD image for 16GB microSD card
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): B1FC25A2F896F5C6B4B85EA6D1E75CDA
    • File Size: 571MB
• DD image for 32GB microSD card
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): A07E2C2A2798A77375268E423A30048A
    • File Size: 589MB
• DD image for 64GB microSD card
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): D7626BD50443A88AEB9254C88C575284
    • File Size: 627MB

Stock for RK Flash tool [SD Boot] [20190427]

• Please unzip first and then using Rockchip SD Firmware Tool ver 1.57 to flash in, please remember to select "SD boot" option.
  • Direct download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (GZip file): DBA2109C393F514132EC8D5FB6E8EBE2
  • File Size: 555MB

Android 7.1 eMMC

Stock Android for DD method [eMMC Boot] [20190807]

• Production floor testing image
• Please allows some time (around 5 minutes) for the initialization process on 1st boot
• DD image for 64GB eMMC Module
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 314583B550AFF0F424D9997D237D7046
    • File Size: 634MB
• DD image for 128GB eMMC Module
  • Direct download from pine64.org
    • MD5 (GZip file): 16942B8F9EEE79B81FADDB09AF7E2E80
    • File Size: 700MB

Stock for RK Flash tool [eMMC Boot] [20190807]

• Please unzip first and then using Rockchip Android tool ver 2.63 to flash in
• The OTG port located at USB type-C connector, needs USB type A to type C cable.
• Guide to flashing eMMC using Rockchip Tools
• Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
  • Direct download from pine64.org
  • MD5 (GZip file): DC4C330787E57FC05F9D7D740F741620
  • File Size: 555MB

Linux Installer Releases

Debian Installer

Daniel Thompson's Debian Installer for the Pinebook Pro

• This is an image creator and Debian installer that runs from an existing Linux OS and installs Debian Bullseye
  • Installer can configure an encrypted rootfs and provides a choice of desktops, including the default Debian desktop based on Gnome 3
  • Strict adoption of upstream Debian packages (with exception of kernel and bootloaders) in order to provide a clean upgrade path as Bullseye matures
• Download at: https://github.com/daniel-thompson/pinebook-pro-debian-installer/
• Pull requests welcome but for discussion and support please use the forum topic.

For more information, see the Pinebook_Pro_Debian_Installer wiki page

Official Debian Installer Images

• Uses only the upstream kernel and firmware without special patches
• No graphical display yet, works only through serial console
• Requires adding the non-free component to your /etc/apt/sources.list file and installing the "firmware-linux" package for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support
• Installer is loaded into RAM, can install onto the same media it's booted off of
• Supports automatic partitioning and full disk encryption through LVM
• Installer currently doesn't install the bootloader, leaving the installed system in an unbootable state until it's manually added

The relevant files are built daily here and may sometimes be unavailable if the build system is having issues. The "README.concatenateable_images" file provides instructions on how to combine the partition.img.gz file with the firmware.pinebook-pro.rk3399.img.gz file in order to create a DD-able image.

The official images are not recommended yet until the display begins working and the installer properly installs the bootloader. Most users will want to see Daniel Thompson's Debian Installer instead.

Gentoo Script

Gentoo Script for Pinebook Pro

• This is a script that prepares a Gentoo arm64 stage 3 tarball for the Pinebook Pro
  • The script takes care of device specifics like an optimized make.conf, an overlay that provides kernel and firmware amongst others, and other miscellaneous fixes
• The usual tarball setup as per Gentoo Handbook is left to the user.
• Forum thread with instructions at https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8765

Kali Script

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Kali Linux for Pinebook Pro

• This is a script to create official Kali Linux OS images for the Pinebook Pro
  • The script carries out the build process in entirety and is Pinebook Pro specific
• Please pull the lastest Kali Linux install script from the project's GitLab.
• For more information regarding building the OS image please read the README instruction at https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/build-scripts/kali-arm/blob/master/README.md