Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has certified on Intel NUC and IoT devices

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, a popular GNU/Linux distribution with millions of users around the world, announced that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS had certified on Intel’s NUC devices for IoT device development. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) was released on April 21, 2016, and will receive long-term supported versions of security and software updates over the next five years. The life cycle will continue until April 2021. A total of five maintenance releases will be released. This is the sixth long-term support release from Canonical and the last one to use the Unity desktop environment by default.

This operating system is compatible with various hardware devices, including Intel’s NUC Mini PC devices, but now Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has finally passed official certification after Intel and Canonical have cooperated. Canonical said in an official statement: The cooperation between the two parties is aimed at helping device vendors and developers to deploy IoT devices based on Intel NUC, and can use applications ranging from home entertainment to digital tokens.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS-certified Intel NUC Mini PCs include Intel NUC Mini PCs equipped with seventh-generation Intel Core i5-7300U or i3-7100U and Windows 10 Pro (NUC7i5DNKPC, NUC7i3DNKTC, and NUC7i3DNHNC) and Intel Celeron J4005 and Windows 10 Intel NUC Mini PC (NUC7CJYSAL).

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS-certified Intel NUC kits and motherboards include Intel NUC Suite and 7th Generation Intel Core i7-8650U, i5-7300U, i5-7300 and i3-7100U (NUC7i7DNKE, NUC7i7DNHE, NUC7i7DNBE, NUC7i5DNKE, NUC7i5DNHE, NUC7i5DNBE, NUC7i3DNKE, NUC7i3DNHE and NUC7i3DNBE).

Also, the Intel NUC Kit and Board with Intel Pentium Silver J5005 (NUC7PJYH) and Intel NUC Kit and Board with Intel Celeron J4005 (NUC7CJYH) are also certified by Ubuntu 16.04 and support Canonical’s Snap universal installation format to deploy applications and software updates quickly.

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