Ubuntu Launches Architecture-Specific Variants for Optimal Performance

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Ubuntu Launches Architecture-Specific Variants for Optimal Performance

In a move that underscores the evolving demands of software distribution in the open-source world, Canonical’s Ubuntu team has unveiled a new approach to handling architecture-specific optimizations. Michael Hudson-Doyle, a key member of Ubuntu’s Foundations team, detailed the initiative in an announcement on LWN.net, highlighting how the operating system will now support multiple variants for the same hardware architecture. This shift aims to a…

Ubuntu 25.10 amd64v3 Benchmarks: Some Minor & Rare Performance Advantages For Desktop Workloads

Yesterday Canonical announced architecture variants for Ubuntu Linux with Ubuntu 25.10 seeing the introduction of "amd64v3" packages that are built for the x86_64-v3 micro-architecture feature level to assume AVX/AVX2 and other newer CPU ISA features found since Intel Haswell and AMD Excavator processors. Eager to run some initial tests, here is a first look at the Ubuntu 25.10 amd64v3 performance for desktop workloads.

Ubuntu Announced the 25.04 to 25.10 Upgrade Channel

After 3 weeks of the release date, Ubuntu finally opened the channel for upgrading from Ubuntu 25.04 to Ubuntu 25.10. Ubuntu 25.10, code-name Questing Quokka, is the latest version that was released on October 9th. It features 9 month support until July 2026, Linux Kernel 6.17, GNOME Desktop 49, new Rust-based core utilities, new Ptyxis terminal emulator, and Loupe image viewer. It as well removed the classic Xorg session and dropped “Startup Ap…