Running Debian on the OpenWrt One (Collabora Blog)

Sjoerd Simons has publisheda blog post about running Debian on the OpenWrtOnerouter hardware:

With openwrt-one-debian, you can now install and run a full Debiansystem leveraging the OpenWrt One's NVMe storage, enabling everythingfrom custom services and containers to development tools andlightweight server workloads, all on open hardware.

This project provides a rust-based flasher to install Debian on theOpenWrt One, opening the door to standard Debian tooling, packages,and workflows. For developers and power users, it transforms theOpenWrt One from a network appliance into a compact, general-purposeLinux system.

See the GitHubrepository for the code and latest build. LWN reviewed the device inNovember 2024, and covered DenverGingerich's talk at SCALE 22x aboutthe making of the router in March 2025.