Canonical announces that the fully containerized Ubuntu 22.04 LTS variant, optimized for Ubuntu Core 22, IoT and Edge devices, is now generally available Download.
IoT makers face complex challenges in setting up devices on time and within budget. As the fleet of devices expands, taxes are also being imposed to ensure safety and remote management on a scale. Ubuntu Core 22 helps manufacturers tackle these challenges with a highly secure, resilient, and low-touch OS supported by the growing ecosystem of Silicon and ODM partners.
Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, said, “At Canonical, our goal is to provide secure, reliable open source everywhere – from the development environment to the cloud, down the edge and devices.” “With this release, and Ubuntu’s real-time kernel, we are ready to expand the benefits of Ubuntu Core across the embedded world.”
Real-time calculation support
The Ubuntu 22.04 LTS real-time kernel, now available in beta, provides high-performance, ultra-low latency and work pressure forecasts for time-sensitive industries, telcos, automotive and robotics use.
The new release includes a fully advanced kernel to ensure a time-limited response. Canonical partners with silicon and hardware manufacturers to enable advanced real-time features out of the box on Ubuntu Certified Hardware.
Ubuntu Core 22 is application-centric
Ubuntu Core provides a robust, fully containerized Ubuntu, which breaks the exclusive Ubuntu image into packages known as Snap, including kernels, OS and applications. Each snap has an isolated sandbox that incorporates the dependencies of the application, making it fully portable and reliable. Canonical’s Snapcraft framework enables the development of on-rail snaps for quick repetition, automated testing, and reliable deployment.
Each device powered by Ubuntu Core has a dedicated IoT App Store, which offers complete control over the apps on their device and can create, publish and distribute software on a single platform. The IoT App Store offers enterprises a state-of-the-art software management solution that enables a range of new on-premises features.
The system guarantees transactional mission-critical over-the-air (OTA) updates to the kernel, OS, and applications – updates will always be completed successfully, or will automatically revert to the previous working version, so cannot be “bricked” by a device. Incomplete update. Snaps provide delta updates and digital signatures to ensure software integrity and emergence to reduce network traffic.
Safe and low touch
Ubuntu Core offers advanced off-the-box security features, including secure boot, full disk encryption, secure recovery, and strict limitation of OS and applications.
“KMC Control’s range of IoT devices is purpose-built for a mission-critical industrial environment. Security is paramount for our customers. We chose Ubuntu Core for its built-in advanced security features and powerful over-the-air update framework. Ubuntu Core comes with the promise of a 10 year security update that allows us to keep our devices safe for a long time. With a proven application capability framework, our development teams can focus on creating applications that solve business problems, ”said Brad Kehler, COO of KMC Control.
Customers benefit from 10 years of security maintenance of Canonical’s kernel, OS and application-level code, enabling devices and their applications to meet enterprise and public sector requirements for digital security.
Rich partner ecosystem
Ubuntu Core has established a presence in the market by partnering with leading silicon and hardware partners, including Advantech, Lenovo and many others.
The Ubuntu Certified Hardware program defines a range of trusted IoT and edge devices to work with Ubuntu. The program uniquely promises continuous testing of certified hardware in Canonical’s lab with each security update over the entire life cycle 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 a comprehensive testing process and provides a stable, secure and optimized Ubuntu Core to reduce market time and development costs for our customers, “said Eric Cao, Director of Advantech WISE-Edge +.
