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Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows 11 than on native Linux PCs, says Canonical (www.windowslatest.com)
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After the clickbait-y headline that's just Canonical sinking into mediocrity once again, there's this:

Ubuntu is preparing for the AI PC, not just Linux desktops

Seager also described a push toward proper GPU, NPU, and DPU support, hardware partnerships with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, and CPU architecture optimization that makes Ubuntu run faster on newer chips without dropping support for older ones.

Ubuntu is also betting on local-first AI, building “inference snaps” that pick the right model and quantization automatically, along with early exploration into agentic workflows at the OS level. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS already ships with native support for both NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm.

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[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Canonical has always had a bit of a not invented here syndrome. (Unity and Mir come to mind)

I have always recommended Ubuntu to newcomers. Mainly because its where I started (Free CDs and dial up in 2005!) and its always just mostly worked for me out of the box.

I use Ubuntu for most things but I mostly run MacOS for my desktop experience.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Remember Bazaar?

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

iiuc it supported a nicer workflow than git did, but that's not out of the ordinary as so does Darcs, Pijul, Jujutsu, Mercurial, etc. git is just "good enough" for people to put up with the rough edges, rather than learn a new tool that never has them to begin with.

It just never had the dev mindshare to catch on, it's been a GNU project for over 18 years at this point and that hasn't helped.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I used it extensively at a previous job and it was a good VCS, honestly.

Git is super powerful, but the learning curve is a bitch. Nobody bothers to read the docs, then shit their pants when they end up in headless state lol

[–] richieadler@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That's why I love Fossil. "Headless" doesn't exist, the branch is associated to all the commits, unless you amend one of them with a later fixing tag.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, but headless state isn't a bad thing if you understand what's going on.

[–] richieadler@programming.dev 1 points 14 hours ago

Probably. However, I never miss a chance to plug Fossil. If fits better my brain 😁

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The only bazaar I'm familiar with is this one. Which is an awesome interface to flat hub. But I can get behind the general sentiment that Canonical ruins everything related to canonical.

[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Another one!

It really did suck. That said never thought I would say it... at least it wasn't GitHub!

[–] lengau@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The thing that got released a couple of weeks before git?

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah lol

[–] lengau@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

It's always fun to see people's examples of Canonical's NIH syndrome. They tend to include bazaar (predates git), upstart (predates systemd) and snap (predates flatpak)