Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced the general availability (GA) of Ubuntu for NVIDIA Jetson Orin, a news that marks a significant milestone in the collaboration between the two companies and promises to boost innovation in edge artificial intelligence and robotics.
This official version provides developers and businesses with a robust, secure, and production-ready platform designed to maximize the computational power of NVIDIA’s Jetson modules.
Driving Innovation Across All Sectors
With this support, the development ecosystem for edge AI applications gains stability and reliability, enabling companies in sectors such as industrial automation, smart cities, and autonomous vehicles to develop more powerful and adaptable solutions.
Key advantages include:
- Unprecedented Performance: Ubuntu has been optimized to fully leverage the AI capabilities of the NVIDIA Jetson platform.
- Enterprise Security: The operating system includes advanced security features and long-term support.
- Simplified Development Workflow: The integration of Ubuntu makes it easy to transition from cloud development environments to edge deployments without complications.
- Guaranteed Stability: Canonical subjects its system to over 500 hardware compatibility tests to ensure the best possible experience.
Ubuntu Core Arrives for Production at the Edge
The major new feature is the arrival of Ubuntu Core, the immutable and highly secure version of the system, specially designed for IoT applications and critical edge environments.
This version introduces strictly confined containers for each component of the system, along with reliable and reversible OTA (over-the-air) updates. For companies developing AI solutions with NVIDIA Jetson, Ubuntu Core allows for the creation of customized production images with maximum security and advanced remote management.
Main Features of Ubuntu Core on NVIDIA Jetson:
- Creation of custom production images.
- Enhanced security for critical devices.
- Remote management with automatic updates.
- Separation of kernel, system image, and applications for greater robustness.
- Compatibility and optimization for leading IoT and edge hardware.
Statements from Canonical
Joe Dulin, Vice President of Device Sales at Canonical, highlighted: “Our collaboration with NVIDIA represents an important step toward democratizing artificial intelligence at the edge. We combine the enterprise reliability of Ubuntu with the accelerated computing power of NVIDIA, enabling developers to move from idea to product simply and efficiently.”
How to Get Started with Ubuntu on NVIDIA Jetson
The images of Ubuntu for NVIDIA Jetson are available for the entire line of Jetson Orin™ devices, and installation is as simple as downloading the image, writing it to a USB or NVMe device, and loading it onto the board. It is also possible to download precompiled images of Ubuntu Core or follow the official documentation to generate the first production images.
All information and downloads are available on the official Canonical website.
A Key Step for the Future of AI
This official support marks a turning point in edge AI computing. The combination of Ubuntu’s secure and stable environment with NVIDIA Jetson’s accelerated hardware sets a new standard in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems, both for businesses and enthusiasts.
Canonical invites developers, companies, and institutions across all sectors to explore the possibilities of this collaboration and to start building AI infrastructures on certified hardware, contributing to the advancement of digital transformation on a global scale.