Pinebook Pro Software Releases
Linux 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 an SD card
Manjaro ARM
The Manjaro project offers a mainline kernel with patches and modules to support PBPro hardware. To learn more about Manjaro please visit Manjaro Forum. You can follow the ongoing discussion about Manjaro on the PINE64 forum. All images boot from both SD card and the internal eMMC module.
Manjaro ARM with KDE Plasma
Manjaro ARM with Xfce
Manjaro ARM with Gnome
Manjaro ARM with Sway
Manjaro ARM with no desktop
Armbian
As of Nov. 3rd, 2021, Pinebook Pro has No official support (CSC) from Armbian.
To find out more about Armbian and available options please visit their site.
Armbian Ubuntu Focal with Xfce (mainline kernel)
Armbian provides a mainline kernel build images for Ubuntu Focal with Xfce Desktop. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Armbian's Pinebook Pro Ubuntu Focal Xfce
Armbian Ubuntu Focal with Gnome (mainline kernel)
Armbian provides a mainline kernel build images for Ubuntu Focal with GNOME Desktop. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: [1]
Armbian Ubuntu Focal with Xfce (legacy kernel)
Armbian provides a legacy kernel 4.4 build images for Ubuntu Focal with Xfce Desktop. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Armbian's Pinebook Pro Ubuntu Focal Xfce
Armbian Debian Buster with Xfce (legacy kernel)
Armbian provides a legacy kernel 4.4 build images for Debian Buster with Xfce Desktop. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Armbian's Pinebook Pro Debian Buster Xfce
Armbian Ubuntu Bionic with Xfce (legacy kernel)
Armbian provides a legacy kernel 4.4 build images for Ubuntu Bionic with Xfce Desktop. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Armbian's Pinebook Pro Ubuntu Bionic Xfce Desktop download site
Twister OS
Twister OS Armbian-Reforged with Xfce. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. For more information on Twister OS, please visit this official site. You can follow the ongoing discussion about Twister OS on the PINE64 forum.
Installation
- After flashing image, edit /boot/armbianEnv.txt, replace the dtb name with
rk3399-pinebook-pro.dtb
Download location
Get the latest image here: Direct download latest images from Twister OS's website (size: 2.8GB)
Password
asdasd
Fedora
Fedora Official
Using this blog post it is now possible to run Official Fedora on the Pinebook Pro.
Notes Upstream Fedora uses SPI flash on the Pinebook Pro to manage uboot.
Fedora 34/33/32 Gnome/KDE/Minimal Images
Unofficial images based on Fedora, and a copr repository for kernel and tweaks. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about how they are build Install script.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Fedora Pinebook Pro Images
Fedora 32 with Cinnamon
This image contains an install of Fedora with Cinnamon desktop environment. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about Fedora please visit the official website.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Fedora 32 Pinebook Pro Image
Username and password
root/fedora
Fedora 32 with KDE
This image contains an install of Fedora with KDE aka Plasma desktop environment. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about Fedora please visit the official website.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Fedora 32 Pinebook Pro Image
Username and password
root/fedora
Fedora 32 with Xfce
This image contains an install of Fedora with Xfce desktop environment. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about Fedora please visit the official website.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Fedora 32 Pinebook Pro Image
Username and password
root/fedora
Fedora 32 with Gnome
This image contains an install of Fedora with GNOME 3 desktop environment. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about Fedora please visit the official website.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Fedora 32 Pinebook Pro Image
Username and password
root/fedora
Arch Linux ARM
Arch Linux ARM root filesystem customized for the Pinebook Pro. Instructions are included for installation on microSD card, eMMC module and NVME SSD.
Download location
Get the latest image from GitHub (size: 591 MB).
Installation
Make sure to thoroughly read the readme, installation instructions and FAQ.
Username and password
The default Arch Linux ARM user credentials.
Username: alarm
Password: alarm
The password for the root account is 'root'.
postmarketOS
Official postmarketOS build with the GNOME desktop for the Pinebook Pro. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Direct download latest images from postmarketOS (size: 400 MB)
Username and password
demo/demo
or:
demo/147147
Kali Linux
Kali Linux prebuilt OS images for Pinebook Pro
Official pre-built OS images of Kali Linux for the Pinebook Pro featuring all tools you'd expect from the distribution. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Direct download latest images from Offensive Security's website (size: 2.0 GB)
Username and password
kali/kali
Q4OS
Q4OS is advertised as a 'fast and powerful operating system based on the latest technologies while offering highly productive desktop environment'. It boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more please visit the PINE64 forum or official Q4OS website.
Download location
Get the latest image here: Direct download latest release build from SourceForge
Username and password
User account and password are created on first run.
DietPi
- DietPi is a lightweight, yet easy to setup and feature-rich Linux distribution, based on Debian.
- To find out more about DietPi, please visit the official documentation.
- Discuss the Pinebook build on the PINE64 forum thread.
- DD image (for 4 GiB micro SD card and above)
- Login with
- Username: root
- Password: dietpi
openSUSE
Download location
Get the latest openSUSE Tumbleweed images for Pinebook Pro here: [2]
FydeOS
An operating system based on the Chromium Project
https://fydeos.io/download/device/pinebook-pro
BSD
NetBSD
The image boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about NetBSD please visit NetBSD main page
Download location
Get the latest image here: Direct download from NetBSD
Installation
Instructions concerning enabling SSH can be found here.
Username and password
root/(none)
OpenBSD
The image boots from microSD card and from eMMC. To learn more about OpenBSD, please visit OpenBSD main page
Download location
ARM64 images, (including support for Pinebook Pro), can be found here OpenBSD arm64
Linux Installer Releases
Manjaro ARM
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.
Debian
- Uses only the upstream kernel and firmware without special patches
- Display doesn't always work properly on first boot of installer, usually fixed after a couple tries
- 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 from which it’s booted
- Supports automatic partitioning and full disk encryption through LVM
- Installer currently doesn't install a functional bootloader, leaving the installed system in an unbootable state until it's manually added (if installed to eMMC, the system cannot be booted even to an SD card unless the eMMC is physically switched off or there is U-Boot in the SPI)
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 consistently and the installer properly installs the bootloader. Most users will want to see Daniel Thompson's Debian Installer instead.
Gentoo
There 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.
Installation
- 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 Linux
There 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.
Installation
- Please pull the latest 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
K1ss OS
There is a repository containing an unofficial port of KISS Linux to AARCH64. The tarball is built for generic aarch64, currently being tested on the Pinebook Pro. You can follow the ongoing discussion about K1ss Linux on the PINE64 forum.
Installation
- Please pull the latest K1ss Linux install script from the project's GitHub.
NixOS
You can follow the ongoing discussion about NixOS on the PINE64 forum. There is a good chance we will see Tier 1 support for aarch64, including the Pinebook Pro, in 2021 (see https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/87).
Installation
- This is instructions to install NixOS on the Pinebook Pro: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM/PINE64_Pinebook_Pro
- Please pull the latest samueldr's repository from the project's GitHub.
- NixOS Tutorials
SkiffOS
Installation
- Instructions to build/install on the Pinebook Pro: https://github.com/skiffos/SkiffOS/tree/master/configs/pine64/book
- Please pull the latest version from the project's GitHub.
- Compiling the boot image takes approximately 30 minutes.
- Easily configure the kernel, compiler, etc with Buildroot.
- Pre-built ISOs will be available with the upcoming 2021.02 release.