Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
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Paul Heinlein ☛ Limiting needrestart in Ubuntu 24.04
If Ubuntu released an important update to any of those packages, we had to shut down Bacula, remove the hold from the package(s) to be updated, update the packages, and restart Bacula. It’s a pain, but useful. With the packages marked with holds, we rarely had unexpected outages of the backup service.
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Ubuntu ☛ Building optimized LLM chatbots with Canonical and NVIDIA [Ed: Riding hype waves, as usual]
The landscape of generative AI is rapidly evolving, and building robust, scalable large language model (LLM) applications is becoming a critical need for many organizations. Canonical, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is excited to introduce a reference architecture designed to streamline and optimize the creation of powerful LLM chatbots. This solution leverages the latest NVIDIA AI technology, offering a production-ready AI pipeline built on Kubernetes.
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Ubuntu ☛ Unlocking Edge AI: a collaborative reference architecture with NVIDIA [Ed: More hype, little substance to it]
This blog introduces our new reference architecture, designed to simplify edge AI deployment. It outlines a clear solution, highlights key design considerations, and explains the selection of each component, with a strong focus on our collaboration with NVIDIA.
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CNX Software ☛ Canonical now officially supports Ubuntu on NVIDIA Jetson system-on-modules
The NVIDIA JetPack SDK has been based on Ubuntu ever since it was created (although the Jetpack 6 SDK changed that somewhat), so I was surprised to read that Canonical now officially supports Ubuntu on NVIDIA Jetson, since I assumed there may have already been a partnership in place. The announcement explains that Canonical has announced the General Availability (GA) of Ubuntu for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin for edge Hey Hi (AI) and robotics “bringing enterprise-grade stability and support” to the popular system-on-modules.