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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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[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 14 points 3 days ago (15 children)

I actually believe that. Seems like most Linux users are pretty anti Canonical and it's also the default distro for WSL2. I still like it for server use for enterprise support and whatnot, but I also don't really love the desktop experience they are currently shipping and don't use it on any gui machines currently. I'm not in love with snaps, if they opened up the store early on I might have been a believer but at this point it just feels like a land grab.

[–] woelkchen@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There is a default distro for WSL? Microsoft mostly advertises Ubuntu but that's it.

[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You can choose between Ubuntu, Fedora and Debian straight up but it used to force install Ubuntu last I used it.

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