Depends on your use case. If you need raw cpu power, better gpu or video processing, Go for RK3588/s based board. If you heavily rely on GPIO and its functions (PWM, I2C,...) go for RPi.

@Jeeva Kandasamy I haven't had that error before. Maybe your host is out of date. Have you tried "sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade"?

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* sudo apt clean sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade works for me.

I've heard people say that the Orange Pi is a "budget alternative" to the Raspberry Pi. On one hand, the Raspberry Pi has an excellent community, with a large user base that could really help you in your learning journey. On the other hand, the Orange Pi offers great value for money, and it's really tempting because the Raspberry Pi can be a bit pricey. What's your suggestion?

I don't think simply documenting what needs to be installed is the solution. (Since I've already managed to figure that out, assuming my previous message went through.) I was trying to highlight that if a service is integrated into the installer (f2fs formatting), it would be elegant (or we could call it necessary) if that minimal package were part of the stock system, so the armbian-install doesn't break."