Canonical Makes Advanced Intel GPU Support Available on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can make use of the Intel Graphics Preview to unlock support for newer Intel GPU features, like faster ray tracing and ML.
#News #Canonical #Intel #Ppas #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-24-04-intel-battlemage-gpu-support

DeepComputing Unveil RISC-V AI PC Running Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu is one of the leading Linux distributions for RISC-V hardware thanks to Canonical’s strategic partnerships with companies like DeepComputing – who just announced their powerful new RISC-V AI PC running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC is built around the new company’s new RISC-V Mainboard II, designed for use in the Framework 13″ or 14.2″ laptops. Owning a Framework laptop is not a requirement since a nifty enclosure allows the mainboard to be used like a regular PC. The DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC—apologies for the caps, its how it’s stylised—uses ESWIN’s advanced RISC-V AI SoC EIC7702X—sorry for even more 
#Hardware #Ai/Ml #DeepComputing #Framework #Risc-V #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/deepcomputings-risc-v-ai-pc-with-ubuntu-24-04

#ROS2 #KiltedKaiju Is On My Mind..

Successfully installed the #GoPiGo3 #Robot software to #ubuntu24_04lts Server on #RaspberryPi4

Successfully installed ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju (arm64)

Successfully ported robot "HumbleDave2" to be "Kilted Dave" and he sensed his battery was fully charged and got off his dock for the first time under the beta release of ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju

Haven't managed to build the #YDLIDAR_X4 ROS 2 driver yet - so Kilted Dave isn't going to go wandering yet.

Canonical Brings Ubuntu 24.04 to Qualcomm Dragonwing Vision Kit

Canonical has announced the first official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform. A beta image of Ubuntu 24.04 desktop compatible with Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors, and specifically tailored for the Qualcomm RB3 (Gen 2) Vision Kit and RB3 (Gen 2 Lite) Vision Kit is available for testing. Ubuntu 24.04 server images were previously available for the same model vision kits, so it’s the addition of desktop builds that is an interesting development. Canonical say marrying a full Ubuntu desktop experience married with “powerful AI acceleration with high-performance graphics” in the Dragonwing devices provides “a powerful development environment 
#Hardware #News #Arm #Iot #Qualcomm #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-24-04-desktop-qualcomm-dragonwing-release

Ubuntu Fixes Wi-Fi Connection Fail at Login Screen

Ubuntu users frustrated by the inability to connect to a new password-protected Wi-Fi network at the login screen will be pleased to know a fix is rolling out. This particular bug affects users of both Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. When trying to join a wireless network at the login screen (GDM) which requires a password, the password input prompt never appears and the connection fails. Why does—soon to be ‘did’—connecting to a wifi network at the Ubuntu login screen fail? Canonical software engineer (and the original bug reporter) Bartosz Woronicz explains: "The log-in screen [in Ubuntu] is implemented 
#News #BugFixes #Gdm #Ubuntu24_04Lts #Ubuntu24_10

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-fix-wifi-connecting-login-screen

Ubuntu 24.04 Fixes Bluetooth Audio Connection Issues

If you’re an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS user regularly experiencing issues with connecting to audio devices, there’s an important update to the Bluetooth stack rolling out this week. Many users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS have found paired Bluetooth audio devices (mainly earbuds/phones) fail to connect following suspend or system restart, be it automatically or manually. According to a slew of bug reports, many noble users found trying to manually connect to a previously-paired devices after a restart or suspend would fail — for some, up to 30 attempts would fail to connect or stay connections, requiring the need to remove and 
#News #Bluetooth #Bluez #BugFixes #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-2404-bluetooth-connect-fix

Ubuntu 24.04 Update Fixes Several Touchscreen Quirks

An update to the Mutter display manager is primed to begin rolling out to users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — with much-needed touchscreen fixes in tow. I don’t know how many of you use Ubuntu desktop on a touch-enabled device—not many, I’d wager. I do have; I have a touchscreen laptop that runs Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and I do prod, poke, and push the screen a bit whilst using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. While my device is able to fold resemble on, I don’t use it as a tablet since, despite some folks’ assumption, GNOME Shell is not what I’d described 
#News #Mutter #Touch #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-24-04-touchscreen-drag-drop-fix

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS is Available to Download

The Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS release is now available to download, albeit one week later than initially planned. Serving as the second point release in the current Ubuntu 24.04 LTS series, Ubuntu 24.04.2 compacts the slew of security, bug, and software updates pushed out to the Noble Numbat since the last point release ISO was spun in August 2024. Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS also brings an updated hardware enablement stack (HWE). This is composed of a newer Linux kernel and updated graphics drivers—Linux 6.11 and Mesa 24.2.8 respectively—back-ported from Ubuntu 24.10. Why do point releases exist? Ubuntu LTS versions are supported for a 
#News #DistroRelease #PointReleases #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/ubuntu-24-04-2-lts-is-now-available-to-download

‘Unfortunate Incident’ Means Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Won’t Be Released This Week

Bad news for anyone expecting Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS to drop tomorrow – the release has been delayed by a week. An ‘unfortunate incident’ caused some Ubuntu 24.04.2 images to be built without the HWE kernel on board (Linux 6.11), Canonical’s Utkarsh Gupta reports. Since including a new kernel version is a key part of new point release media, it needs to be there. Building a new Ubuntu installer image is only one part of the task given that, once built, each ISO also needs to undergo testing. There’s not enough time to do all of that and still meet the 
#News #Canonical #PointReleases #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/ubuntu-24-04-second-point-release-delay

Ubuntu 24.04.2 Arrives Feb 13 with Linux Kernel 6.11

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS is scheduled for release on February 13th – in time for Valentines Day, aww. Canonical’s Florent Jacquet shares the date on the Ubuntu Developer mailing list today along with a note to developers to be mindful of their package uploads to noble in the coming weeks. As a result, if you’re using the latest long-term support release you may notice a slightly drop-off in the number of non-essential updates Software Updater bugs you to install between now and February 13. This allow devs to create a snapshot and test it properly. Ubuntu point releases rarely bring new 
#News #PointReleases #Ubuntu24_04Lts

 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/ubuntu-24-04-2-release-date