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# What to download?
Each board is fully supported with three basic system options: Debian Wheezy, Jessie and Ubuntu Trusty desktop build per board.
Each board is fully supported with up to **three basic system** options:
- Debian Wheezy
- Debian Jessie
- Ubuntu Trusty
Some boards also have a desktop version of Ubuntu or Jessie.
# Legacy or Vanilla?
Both kernels are stable and production ready, but you should use them for different purpuses since their basic support differ:
* for headless server or light desktop operations use vanilla kernel
* for using video acceleration, NAND, ... you should stick to legacy
# How to check download authenticity?
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It is safe to ignore WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
# Which kernel to use?
All stable kernels are production ready, but you should use them for different purpuses:
* for headless server or light desktop operations use vanilla kernel (linux-image-next-[kernelfamily](http://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/211-kernel-update-procedure-has-been-changed/))
* for using video acceleration, NAND, ... you should stick to legacy (linux-image-[kernelfamily](http://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/211-kernel-update-procedure-has-been-changed/))
# How to prepare SD card?
Unzipped .raw images can be written with supplied imagewriter.exe on Windows XP/2003/Win7, with [Rufus](https://rufus.akeo.ie) on Windows 8.x / 10 or with DD command in Linux/Mac:
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# How to update kernel?
For Armbian 4.2 and newer.
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
reboot
For all other cases. Note that this procedure upgrades only kernel with hardware definitions (bin, dtb, firmware and headers. Operating system and modifications remain as is.
Working on Armbian 4.2 and newer.
# How to upgrade kernel?
If you are running **legacy kernel** and you want to switch to **vanilla**, **development** or vice versa, you can do it this way:
wget -q -O - http://upgrade.armbian.com | bash
You will be prompted to select and confirm some actions. It's possible to upgrade **from any other distribution**.
You will be prompted to select and confirm some actions. It's possible to upgrade **from any other distribution**. Note that this procedure upgrades only kernel with hardware definitions (bin, dtb, firmware and headers. Operating system and modifications remain as is.
Check [this for manual way](http://www.armbian.com/kernel/) and more info.
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