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Intel Linux NPU Driver Only Now Officially Supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
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Intel released the Linux NPU Driver version 1.38 on Friday, providing user-space open-source components for the Core Ultra Neural Processing Unit under Linux together with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator driver, and now officially supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
The release gives developers a supported software stack to access the NPU on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS systems. It combines the new user-space driver with the existing IVPU kernel accelerator, reducing integration effort. Without this official support, users would need to rely on unofficial or incomplete drivers for NPU functionality on that distribution.
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Intel released the Linux NPU Driver version 1.38 on Friday.
The driver provides user-space open-source components for the Core Ultra Neural Processing Unit under Linux.
It now officially supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS when used with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator.
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Intel released the Linux NPU Driver version 1.38 on Friday.
The release includes user-space open-source driver components.
These components are intended for using the Core Ultra Neural Processing Unit under Linux.
The driver is now officially supported on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Adopting the driver requires installing the user-space package alongside the existing IVPU kernel accelerator.
Users must be running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to receive official support.
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