ChipsPhoronixabout 2 hours ago
Canonical Experimenting With x86-64-v3 Packages For Ubuntu 26.10
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Canonical is experimenting with x86-64-v3 packages for Ubuntu 26.10. These packages require CPUs that support AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA, LZCNT, MOVBE, and XSAVE instruction sets. The move could improve performance on modern hardware while dropping support for older processors.
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