Canonical Ubuntu Core 22 is now available - optimised for IoT and embedded devices

Canonical

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LONDON, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

 

The ultra-secure embedded Ubuntu introduces support for real-time compute in

robotics and industrial applications.

 

 

Canonical today announced that Ubuntu Core 22(http://ubuntu.com/core), the

fully containerised Ubuntu 22.04 LTS variant optimised for IoT and edge

devices, is now generally available for download from

ubuntu.com/download/iot(https://ubuntu.com/download/iot). Combined with

Canonical's technology offer, this release brings Ubuntu's comprehensive and

industry-leading operating system (OS) and services to a complete range of

embedded and IoT devices.

 

IoT manufacturers face complex challenges to deploy devices on time and within

budget. Ensuring security and remote management at scale is also taxing as

device fleets expand. Ubuntu Core 22 helps manufacturers meet these challenges

with an ultra-secure, resilient, and low-touch OS, backed by a growing

ecosystem of silicon and ODM partners.

 

"Our goal at Canonical is to provide secure, reliable open source everywhere -

from the development environment to the cloud, down to the edge and to

devices," said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. "With this release, and

Ubuntu's real-time kernel, we are ready to expand the benefits of Ubuntu Core

across the entire embedded world."

 

Real-time compute support

 

The Ubuntu 22.04 LTS real-time kernel, now available in beta, delivers high

performance, ultra-low latency and workload predictability for time-sensitive

industrial, telco, automotive and robotics use cases.

 

The new release includes a fully preemptible kernel to ensure time-bound

responses. Canonical partners with silicon and hardware manufacturers to enable

advanced real-time features out of the box on Ubuntu Certified Hardware.

 

Application-centric

 

Ubuntu Core provides a robust, fully containerised Ubuntu, which breaks down

the monolithic Ubuntu image into packages known as snaps - including the

kernel, OS and applications. Each snap has an isolated sandbox that includes

the application's dependencies, to make it fully portable and reliable.

Canonical's Snapcraft framework enables on-rails snap development for rapid

iteration, automated testing and reliable deployment.

 

Every device running Ubuntu Core has a dedicated IoT App Store, which offers

full control over the apps on their device, and can create, publish and

distribute software on one platform. The IoT App Store offers enterprises a

sophisticated software management solution, enabling a range of new on-premise

features.

 

The system guarantees transactional mission-critical over-the-air (OTA) updates

of the kernel, OS and applications - updates will always complete successfully,

or roll back automatically to the previous working version, so a device cannot

be "bricked " by an incomplete update. Snaps also provide delta updates to

minimise network traffic, and digital signatures to ensure software integrity

and provenance.

 

Secure and low touch

 

Ubuntu Core also provides advanced security features out of the box, including

secure boot, full disk encryption, secure recovery and strict confinement of

the OS and applications.

 

"KMC Controls' range of IoT devices are purpose-built for mission-critical

industrial environments. Security is paramount for our customers. We chose

Ubuntu Core for its built-in advanced security features and robust over-the-air

update framework. Ubuntu Core comes with 10 years of security update commitment

which allows us to keep devices secure in the field for their long life. With a

proven application enablement framework, our development teams can focus on

creating applications that solve business problems," said Brad Kehler, COO at

KMC Controls.

 

Customers benefit from Canonical's 10 years security maintenance of kernel, OS

and application-level code, enabling devices and their applications to meet

enterprise and public sector requirements for digital safety.

 

Thriving partner ecosystem

 

Partnerships with leading silicon and hardware partners, including Advantech,

Lenovo and many others, have established Ubuntu Core’s presence in the market.

 

The Ubuntu Certified Hardware program defines a range of off the shelf IoT and

edge devices trusted to work with Ubuntu. The program uniquely includes  a

commitment to continuous testing of certified hardware at Canonical’s labs with

every security update over the full lifecycle of the device.

 

"Advantech provides embedded, industrial, IoT and automation solutions. We

continue to strengthen our participation in the Ubuntu Certified Hardware

Program. Canonical ensures that certified hardware goes through an extensive

testing process and provides a stable, secure, and optimised Ubuntu Core to

reduce time to market and development costs for our customers." said Eric Kao,

Director of Advantech WISE-Edge+.

 

Learn more about Ubuntu Core 22

 

More information on Ubuntu Core 22 can be found at

ubuntu.com/core(http://ubuntu.com/core). Canonical will also be publishing a

series of blog posts providing deeper dives into the features of Core 22.

 

To start working with Ubuntu Core 22 now, download the images for some of the

most popular platforms(https://ubuntu.com/download/iot) or browse all the

supported images.(https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/22/stable)

 

About Canonical

 

Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, the OS for most public cloud workloads as

well as the emerging categories of smart gateways, self-driving cars and

advanced robots. Canonical provides enterprise security, support and services

to commercial users of Ubuntu. Established in 2004, Canonical is a privately

held company.

 

Source: Canonical

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