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Canonical to distribute AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC libraries in Ubuntu

Canonical is pleased to announce an expanded collaboration with AMD to package and maintain AMD ROCm™ software directly in Ubuntu. AMD ROCm is an open software ecosystem to enable hardware-accelerated AI/ML and HPC workloads on AMD Instinct™ and AMD Radeon™ GPUs, simplifying the deployment of AI infrastructure with long term support from

Canonical announces Ubuntu Pro for WSL

Ubuntu Pro for WSL provides turnkey security maintenance and enterprise support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS WSL instances in Windows. The subscription will also enable comprehensive management for system administrators.  Today, Canonical announced the general availability of Ubuntu Pro for WSL which can be installed from the Microsoft Store. Sou

Canonical announces general availability of Ubuntu on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 platform

December 1, 2025 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced the availability of certified images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 platform. This high-performance industrial platform is now fully supported with optimized images for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The certified images are available for both Ubuntu Server and Desktop, equip

AMI and Canonical announce partnership

Today, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced a partnership with AMI, a provider of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) solutions, allowing users of AMI’s Aptio® V UEFI Firmware to netboot directly into Ubuntu by simply selecting Ubuntu Cloud Installation in the boot menu.

83% of organizations see value in adopting open source, but report major gaps in security and governance

A new Linux Foundation report reveals how organizations worldwide are adopting, using, and perceiving open source software. The Linux Foundation’s latest report, The state of global open source, has just been released in collaboration with Canonical. The report follows the Linux Foundation’s European spotlight report, released earlier thi

Canonical expands total coverage for Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on

Ubuntu Pro now supports LTS releases for up to 15 years through the Legacy add-on. More security, more stability, and greater control over upgrade timelines for enterprises.

Canonical releases FIPS-enabled Kubernetes

Today at KubeCon North America, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, released support to enable FIPS mode in its Kubernetes distribution, providing everything needed to create and manage a scalable cluster suitable for high-security and Federal deployments.

Canonical announces new optimized Ubuntu image for Thundercomm RUBIK Pi 3

Ubuntu now runs natively on the Thundercomm RUBIK Pi 3 developer board – a lightweight Pi created for AI developers which runs on the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCS6490 processor.

Introducing Canonical Academy

Validate your skills and advance your career with recognized qualifications from the publishers of Ubuntu. Canonical today announced the launch of Canonical Academy, a new platform that enables individuals and enterprises to validate their open source skills with qualifications designed and maintained by the engineers behind Ubuntu.

Introducing silicon-optimized inference snaps

Canonical today announced optimized inference snaps, a new way to deploy AI models on Ubuntu devices. Install a well-known model like DeepSeek R1 or Qwen 2.5 VL with a single command, and get the silicon-optimized AI engine automatically.

ESWIN Computing launches the EBC7702 Mini-DTX Mainboard with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

October 23, 2025 – Today, ESWIN Computing and Canonical announced the pre-installation of Ubuntu on EBC7702 Mini-DTX Mainboard – a hardware platform designed to offer developers high computing power in resource-constrained environments. Developers will now be able to benefit from the stability and mature ecosystem of Ubuntu out of the box

Alibaba Damo Academy and Canonical partner to deliver Ubuntu on XuanTie and drive RISC-V innovation

Alibaba Damo Academy and Canonical today announce a new collaboration to bring the Ubuntu operating system to the latest XuanTie C930 processor. This collaboration will give users access to a robust, reliable and production-ready platform for modern workloads running on the XuanTie processor family, helping to advance RISC-V adoption.  En

NVIDIA DGX Spark: The developer’s personal AI supercomputer built on an Ubuntu base

The history of computing is a story of incredible change, but not every revolution happens at the same speed. It took decades to downsize the mainframe, invent the microprocessor, and bring computing into personal devices. Today, we are witnessing a new era: the move from massive, centralized AI clusters to powerful, on-device AI PCs. And

Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka

The latest interim release of Ubuntu comes with compatibility enhancements at the silicon level, accessibility upgrades and a robust security posture that sets the stage for the next LTS. October 9, 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.10, codenamed “Questing Quokka,” available to download and install from ubuntu.com/do

Canonical achieves ISO 27001 certification

The certification demonstrates alignment with cybersecurity standards that will further safeguard open source products and services for use in the most demanding enterprise environments. Canonical is proud to announce it has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS), following an extens

Canonical achieves IEC 62443-4-1 compliance in Industrial Automation and Control Systems

Canonical is proud to announce it has achieved compliance with IEC 62443-4-1 for cybersecurity in Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). Building on Canonical’s existing ISO/SAE 21434 certification, this milestone expands Ubuntu’s leadership in securing critical infrastructure at the intersection of IT and operational technolog