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title: Blog posts tagged "desktop"
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# Blog posts tagged "desktop"

#### [New 50 TOPS DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC ships with Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/new-50-tops-dc-roma-risc-v-ai-pc-ships-with-ubuntu-desktop-24-04-lts-pre-installed)

Canonical is excited to announce the launch of DeepComputing’s new 50 TOPS DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC and AI PC Mini with Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS pre-installed. The PC was launched in collaboration with Framework and is powered by ESWIN’s advanced RISC-V AI SoC EIC7702X—featuring 8 SiFive’s high-performance P550 CPU cores .  Built on the DC-RO

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AI

#### [Canonical announces first Ubuntu Desktop image for Qualcomm Dragonwing™ Platform with Ubuntu 24.04](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-announces-first-ubuntu-desktop-image-for-qualcomm-dragonwing-platform-with-ubuntu-24-04)

This public beta enables the full Ubuntu Desktop experience on the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors and complements existing Ubuntu Server support with significant enhancements. Together, these updates provide a powerful development environment for building next-generation AI-driven edge applications. April 30, 2025 – C

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Canonical announcements

#### [Google Authd broker: authenticate to Ubuntu Desktop/Server with your Google account](https://canonical.com/blog/google-authd-broker-ubuntu-desktop-server)

With the Authd broker for Ubuntu you can use your personal or Workspace Google account to authenticate to Ubuntu Server or Desktop

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Ubuntu

#### [Unleash new ways of working with flexible, cost-effective VDI](https://canonical.com/blog/unleash-new-ways-of-working-with-flexible-cost-effective-vdi)

Empower your modern workforce with VDI from HPE, Canonical, and HP Anyware For years, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has helped power the most complex IT environments—and the technology is still relevant today. After all, VDI allows employees to access their work applications and data across any device, anywhere. And the growth of 5

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Desktop

#### [World’s first RISC-V Laptop gets a massive upgrade and equips with Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-gets-a-massive-upgrade-and-equips-with-ubuntu)

DeepComputing partners with Canonical to unveil a huge boost to the DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop family  The DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is the world’s first RISC-V laptop pre-installed and powered by Ubuntu, which is one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world, providing developers with an outstanding mix of usability and reliability,

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Canonical announcements

#### [Manage Debian, Ubuntu, and derivative Linux distributions with Landscape Scripts](https://canonical.com/blog/manage-debian-ubuntu-and-derivative-linux-distributions-with-landscape-scripts)

The fastest path towards Linux server management at scale is to leverage technology system administrators know. It is now possible to manage your Debian Bullseye machines with Landscape.

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Cloud and server

#### [Snaps & better refresh notifications](https://canonical.com/blog/snaps-better-refresh-notifications)

Automatic updates grant snap users an ability to receive timely patches to their software, both in aspects of security and functionality. This can be rather useful and convenient, especially for applications that have online access. On the other hand, automatic updates can potentially disrupt users’ workflows if they happen to coincide. B

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Desktop