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Ubuntu will improve ARM64 support

Ubuntu had conducted a very interesting test for the ARM64 processor architecture support on a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite machine during the development of Ubuntu 24.10. It was a huge success, seeing as the ARM64 laptops and desktops are being more popular in today’s computer stores, alongside the existing ARM64 machines.

As Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin gets closer to the stable release, the Ubuntu team is considering improving support for the ARM64 machines, especially those that use the Snapdragon X Elite processors. The ubuntu-x1e-settings meta-package, which is necessary for such computers, has been promoted to the main repository. At the same time, the qcom-firmware-extract package, which is necessary for Qualcomm machines and is a script that provides a way to extract Qualcomm firmware files from the Windows partition and to create a Debian package for a specific machine, has been uploaded to the universe repository. The script currently provides support for the following Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite machines, with more machines to be added to the list:

• Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11)
• ASUS Vivobook S 15
• Dell XPS 13 9345
• HP Omnibook X 14
• Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6
• Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x
• Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8 inch)
• Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge

The Linux kernel package and the Ubuntu installer will be updated to support such machines to make sure that they run Ubuntu without any problems. This is going to be done starting from 25.04 to make sure that the next LTS, which will be released in the next April, runs flawlessly on such machines.

Alongside that, the Ubuntu team plans to improve support for all ARM64 machines by distributing a single working Ubuntu ISO file for ARM64 systems and by eliminating device-specific installers to make installing Ubuntu on such systems easier than never before. This will be a single official Ubuntu image that works on all the platforms, be it an Ampere powered workstation, a Snapdragon X Elite laptop, an ARM64 server, or in a virtual machine on your Apple Silicon Mac.

The Raspberry Pi machines will also experience improved system compatibility by changing the camera stack to work with such machines. The new PiSP driver has been added to the camera stack to make sure that the Raspberry Pi machines be able to use the camera on Ubuntu, in addition to the rpicam-apps (userspace apps), picamera2 (Python API for camera), and their dependencies. This allows for a smooth migration from the original OS, which is Raspberry Pi OS.

However, the AI features for the official AI camera that uses the Sony IMX500 imaging sensor are not available in this version of Ubuntu due to licensing concerns, but the Ubuntu team will be working on it to resolve the licensing issues so that Raspberry Pi machines will be able to use the AI features for such cameras outside the original OS.

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Qualcomm plans to bring Snapdragon chips to $600 laptops

The first Windows laptops to ship with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite chips sold for $1,000 and up when they first hit the streets earlier this year. But in September Qualcomm introduced a new a lower-cost (and lower performance) chip designed for laptops with prices starting as low as $700.

Now the company has indicated it plans to go lower with a new Snapdragon processor that’s “coming soon” for entry-level laptops priced as low as $600.

At this point Qualcomm hasn’t said anything about the upcoming processor’s specifications. But given that Snapdragon X Elite processors feature 12 CPU cores and higher-performance graphics than the 8 and 10-core Snapdragon Plus processors, it seems like a safe bet that an upcoming entry-level processor could cut back on CPU and/or GPU resources.

But the new chip will have the same 45 TOPS NPU as all other members of the Snapdragon X family, which means PCs that ship with the new processor may still qualify as Microsoft Copilot+ PCs with support for on-device AI processing.

So while you could certainly make the case that $600 laptops aren’t exactly “entry” level at a time when you can find plenty of notebook computers selling for $500 or less, Qualcomm’s new chip could be used to bring down the starting price of so-called “AI PCs” substantially… if that’s a thing that matters to you.

At this point, it’s unclear if there are any killer apps that make on-device AI a must-have feature in personal computers. But Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors are also energy-efficient chips that long battery life while offering strong single-core CPU performance. Laptops that ship with the processors aren’t great gaming PCs at this point, but that becomes less of an issue in a $600 laptop than it is for one that sells for twice as much.

Qualcomm hasn’t said when the new chips will be available or when you’ll be able to buy a laptop that has one inside.

via xda-developers and Neowin

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Qualcomm CEO: Snapdragon X “coming to all PC form factors” including desktops

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite processors for Windows PCs are debuting in laptops and tablets, but Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says the company’s new chips will eventually be available in “all PC form factors.”
During Qualcomm’s Computex keynote event, Amon showed a presentation slide teasing […]

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Asus brings Snapdragon X chips to is Vivobook S 15 OLED line of semi-premium laptops

The Asus Vivobook laptop family sits in a weird space. Up until a few years ago these were lower-cost alternatives to the premium thin-and-light Asus Zenbook lineup. But Asus keeps adding premium features like OLED displays to select Vivobook models, and now the company has announced that it’s first Copilot+ PC will be the Asus Vivobook S […]

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