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"AMD"

Kevin Cazabon
3 June 2026

AI with AMD ROCm on Ubuntu: your questions answered

AI Ubuntu tech blog

AMD ROCm is now available in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Learn what how to make the best of it, and find out what this will mean in the coming years for development in Ubuntu. ...

Benjamin Ryzman
22 April 2024

Achieving Performant Single-Tenant Cloud Isolation with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers, Ubuntu Core, Snaps, and AMD Pensando Elba Data Processing Unit

Networking Ubuntu tech blog

Discover how IBM Cloud’s bare metal servers offer highly confined and high-performing single-tenant cloud isolation through the use of Ubuntu Core and Snaps, supported by the AMD Pensando Elba DPU (Data Processing Unit). This setup enables the creation of secure and efficient environments for each tenant. Its design ensures the total sepa ...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
11 October 2023

AMD Kria™ KR260 Robotics Starter Kit and Ubuntu: An exploration into future robotics development

Robotics Ubuntu tech blog

The robotics field is constantly evolving, and with AMD and Canonical’s collaboration, the trajectory towards a more adaptable and efficient robotics framework is shaping up. Last year, AMD introduced the Kria™ KR260 Robotics Kit. The board embodies the spirit of seamless integration, ensuring developers face fewer barriers when developin ...

Felicia Jia
19 September 2023

Canonical partners with AMD to enable Ubuntu on AMD Kria™ K24 SOMs

IoT Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical has partnered with AMD (since from when it was still Xilinx) for many years and we jointly deliver optimised/certified Ubuntu on multiple AMD device families, e.g. AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ evaluation boards and AMD Kria™ K26 SOMs (system-on-module). Canonical is pleased to announce Ubuntu is now enabled on AMD’s new Kria™ KD240 an ...

esj
24 June 2020

AMD EPYC Rome support in Ubuntu Server

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The second generation of AMD EPYC central processing unit (CPU), codenamed Rome, provides outstanding performance and “hardened at the code” security. It was launched in 2019 and has already been widely adopted. Support for AMD EPYC Rome has been merged to the Linux kernel starting with 5.4 series. Therefore, all Ubuntu releases with 5.4 ...

Will Cooke
9 June 2017

Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: June 9, 2017

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

GNOME We’ve made the decision to switch to using GNOME Display Manager (GDM) instead of LightDM. We had planned to try LightDM, and based on our investigations it became apparent that we would need to invest a considerable amount of time making changes to get everything to work correctly, more time than we have. We ...

Canonical
5 May 2015

Ubuntu now available for pre-order on AMD-based laptops at Ebuyer.com

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

A number of new HP solutions preloaded with Ubuntu and powered by AMD technology are available on pre-order from Ebuyer.com Increases Ubuntu’s e-tail presence within the UK 05 May 2015, London: Electronic Commerce Retailer Ebuyer has launched a series of AMD-based HP laptops preloaded with Ubuntu. These devices are perfect for business an ...

John Dolen
13 January 2015

Ubuntu partner ecosystem growth continues

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Hear what our partners have to say. A primary reason for Ubuntu’s success is an active, and growing ecosystem of partners that work with us to build cloud solutions. This is no accident. We recognize the importance of partner solutions, and have worked diligently to provide programs and support to ensure that an Ubuntu based ...

Mark Baker
13 May 2014

Fast with an extra helping of faster

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Today AMD announced a set of industry benchmark performance records for hyperscale OpenStack running on Ubuntu OpenStack (Icehouse) and AMD’s SeaMicro SM15000™ system. The benchmarking, which is the largest known demonstration of OpenStack scalability ever, highlights how OpenStack can quickly and reliably provision on-demand computing. A ...