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Canonical expands Ubuntu support to next-generation MediaTek Genio 520 and 720 platforms

Canonical is pleased to announce the early access launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for MediaTek’s Genio IoT platforms. Building on the companies’ strategic partnership, this release introduces optimized Ubuntu images for the brand-new Genio 520 and 720, while continuing to provide robust support for the Genio 350, 510, 700, and 1200.  The colla

Ubuntu Pro comes to Nutanix bare-metal Kubernetes

Nutanix and Canonical expand partnership to offer more choice for containerized workloads Enterprise Kubernetes® is maturing into a highly flexible, multi-architecture model. As AI/ML and data-intensive workloads continue to demand maximum hardware throughput, organizations are seeking the performance of bare metal without sacrificing the

Canonical joins the Rust Foundation as a Gold Member

Canonical’s Gold-level investment in the Rust Foundation supports the long-term health of the Rust programming language and highlights its growing role in building resilient systems on Ubuntu and beyond. AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — March 23, 2026 (Open Source SecurityCon, KubeCon Europe 2026) — Today Canonical announced that it has joine

Canonical partners with Snyk for scanning chiseled Ubuntu containers

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is pleased to announce a new partnership with developer-focused cybersecurity company Snyk. Snyk Container, Snyk’s container security solution, now offers native support for scanning chiseled Ubuntu containers. This partnership will create a path to a more secure container ecosystem, where developers wi

Canonical collaborates with Microsoft to strengthen enterprise-grade Linux protection

Canonical is working with Microsoft Defender to improve the security of organizations’ mission-critical Linux workloads  (March 18, 2026) Today Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, announce a new security initiative with Microsoft Defender, aimed at deeply reinforcing the security offered along with Canonical’s security maintenance servic

Canonical announces it will distribute NVIDIA DOCA-OFED in Ubuntu

Today Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, announced that it will integrate and distribute the NVIDIA DOCA-OFED networking driver with Ubuntu.

Meet Canonical at NVIDIA GTC 2026

Previewing at the event: NVIDIA CUDA support in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 architecture support in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Canonical’s official Ubuntu image for NVIDIA Jetson Thor, upcoming support for NVIDIA DGX Station and NVIDIA DOCA-OFED, and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 support. NVIDIA GTC 2026 is here, bringing together the technolo

Fast-tracking industrial and AI deployment on Renesas RZ platforms

Certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images now available Canonical is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu Core 24 images for the Renesas RZ/G2L and RZ/G2LC 64-bit microprocessors (MPUs) platforms. With a production-ready Ubuntu version, users can benefit from enterprise-grade security, long-te

Canonical and Arduino collaborate to enable Ubuntu on the VENTUNO Q, the next generation platform for AI

Through a strategic partnership with Canonical, Arduino’s latest product offers a seamless Linux experience for complex AI workloads in robotics, edge AI vision and more. LONDON, UK – March 9, 2026 – Today, Arduino announced the launch of the Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q, a dual-brain board designed for high-performance computing and physical actu

Canonical and Ubuntu RISC-V: a 2025 retro and looking forward to 2026

2025: From RISC-V enablement to real execution  2025 was the year that RISC-V readiness gave way to RISC-V adoption. It’s been quite a journey. What began years ago as early architectural exploration and enablement has matured into real silicon, systems, and deployments. In particular, RVA23 provides a  stable and predictable baseline we

SpacemiT announces the availability of Ubuntu on K3/K1 series RISC-V AI computing platforms

SpacemiT (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. today announced a  collaboration with Canonical to make  Ubuntu available on SpacemiT’s new K3 SoC and the existing K1 series RISC-V computing platforms. This collaboration marks a deep integration between open-source operating systems and open RISC-V silicon, bringing powerful, flexible, and relia

AWS IoT Greengrass comes to Ubuntu Core

AWS’s open source edge run time meets Canonical’s fully containerized OS for devices delivering a supported and robust end-to-end answer for enterprises looking to develop their own IoT hardware and solutions. London, February 3, 2026 — Canonical and AWS are pleased to announce the release of the new snap for AWS IoT Greengrass, making th

Tutorial: getting started with AWS IoT Greengrass on Ubuntu Core

We recently announced that you can now benefit from the combined power of Ubuntu Core and AWS IoT Greengrass to bring the computation, storage, and AI capabilities of the cloud closer to the edge. AWS IoT Greengrass is an open source edge runtime and cloud service that extends Amazon Web Services (AWS) capabilities to physical

Canonical Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available on AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Canonical announced it is a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available. This new independent cloud for Europe enables organizations to run secure, enterprise workloads with full operational autonomy and EU data residency. By combining the performance and expanded security coverage of Ubun

Canonical announces Ubuntu support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform

Official Ubuntu support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform, including the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale systems, announced at CES 2026 CES 2026, Las Vegas. – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is pleased to announce official support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform and the latest distributions of the new NVIDIA Nemotron 3 open models.  As A

Meet Canonical at CES 2026: A trusted foundation for your device lifecycle

This year, the Canonical team will be at Booth #10562 in the North Hall, we will be demonstrating how Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro for Devices, and our partner ecosystem help you accelerate development, ensure reliability, and simplify the lifecycle of your connected fleets.