Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Series Processors Will Support Linux
Snapdragon X2 Series processors feature a neural processing unit (NPU) delivering 80 trillion operations per second and allowing advanced AI features to run locally. And Snapdragon X2 Series "is expanding to Linux," Qualcomm announced today, calling it one of their most-requested capabilities: Qualcomm Technologies is a top contributor to Linux development at a kernel level, and now we're…
Qualcomm has revealed that its Snapdragon X2 Series processors will now run Linux operating systems, marking a significant expansion of their capabilities. The company's Snapdragon X2 Series features a neural processing unit (NPU) that can perform 80 trillion operations per second, enabling advanced AI features to run locally. This decision to support Linux on the Snapdragon X2 Series is one of the most-requested features by developers, and Qualcomm is eager to embrace this request by contributing core drivers for Snapdragon X2 Series to the open-source community.
They are starting with two Linux distributions based on Linux, Debian and Ubuntu, with Debian debuting by the end of 2023 and Ubuntu certification targeted for the first half of 2027. Qualcomm's partnership with HP, ASUS, and HUMAIN also means that their devices will soon be able to run Linux on Snapdragon X2 Series hardware, delivering the incredible user experience that users expect.
The Developer Preview is focused on empowering developers who make Linux available on new hardware, providing upstream building blocks such as kernel patches, drivers, and reference device trees. Qualcomm is encouraging the community to build on this work and help shape what comes next. Early testing is now possible, and hands-on demos of Linux running on Snapdragon X2 Series hardware were showcased at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui.
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