Orange Pi OS
Orange Pi OS is the officially supported open source operating system for Orange Pi. It provides the Orange Pi OS desktop for the development boards, keyboard PCs and other PCs. It runs Android, Windows and Linux applications, and is an easy-to-use, easy-to-extend desktop system — fast, secure and stable, with a clean interface and straightforward operation.
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An Android-based desktop: the app ecosystem of Android with the window management, taskbar and file handling of a desktop operating system.
- Desktop experience with a start menu, taskbar and the rest
- Multiple windows, with maximise, minimise and resize
- Task manager with quick app closing
- Mouse support for Android games
- Orange App Store marketplace
- OTA online update
- Control centre
- Settings
- File manager
- Boot wizard
An Arch-based desktop for people who want a rolling, current Linux with a large package repository and a choice of desktop environments.
- Resourceful
- High compatibility
- Easy to install
- Highly secure
- Stable operation
- Fast software updates
- Three different desktop environments
- KODI player
- Cross-platform applications
- Multi-architecture: x86, Arm and RISC-V
An OpenHarmony-based build aimed at multi-device and embedded deployments, where several terminals need to work together as one system.
- Good compatibility
- Multi-terminal integration
- Multi-field applications
- Easy to maintain
- High security
- Stable and reliable
- Rich software and hardware ecosystem
Other supported operating systems
Beyond Orange Pi OS, the boards we stock run mainline Linux distributions and Android. Which builds are available depends on the board — ask us if you are matching a distribution to a specific model.
Ubuntu
22.04 and 20.04 LTS server and desktop builds for the Orange Pi range.
Debian
Debian 11 and 12 — the steady choice for headless and server work.
Android
Android 12 images for the boards that support it, including the 5B.
OpenWRT
Router and gateway builds for the R-series and Zero boards.
Need help getting an image onto a board?
We run through imaging, first boot and driver setup as part of local support — and cover it properly in the training sessions for labs and teams.
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