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Azure VM utils now included in Ubuntu: boosting cloud workloads

Nov 5, 2025 By Jehudi In Canonical
Ubuntu images on Microsoft Azure have recently started shipping with the open source package azure-vm-utils included by default. Azure VM utils is a package that provides essential utilities and udev rules to optimize the Linux experience on Azure. This change results in more reliable disks, smoother networking on accelerated setups, and fewer tweaks to get things running. Here’s what you need to know.
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Why we brought hardware-optimized GenAI inference to Ubuntu

Oct 30, 2025 By Edoardo Barbieri In Canonical
On October 23rd, we announced the beta availability of silicon-optimized AI models in Ubuntu. Developers can locally install DeepSeek R1 and Qwen 2.5 VL with a single command, benefiting from maximized hardware performance and automated dependency management. Application developers can access the local API of a quantized generative AI (GenAI) model with runtime optimizations for efficient performance on their CPU, GPU, or NPU.
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Ubuntu Pro Containers on AWS: Secure Your Workloads

Sep 30, 2025 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
‎‎ Subscribe and join the Ubuntu community. ‎ ‎‎ Learn how to build and run Ubuntu Pro containers on AWS with enhanced security coverage. In this step-by-step walkthrough, we demonstrate how Ubuntu Pro enhances protection for third-party open-source libraries, enabling you to patch CVEs more quickly and maintain secure workloads. You’ll see how to: · Launch an Ubuntu Pro server on AWS· Create and attach Pro containers using tokens· Build a simple PHP container with Pro security updates enabled· Verify security patches with ESM repositories· Run and test your container on AWS.
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