Ubuntu now certified on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275
Ubuntu blog ·
Sep 8, 2026 – Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announce the general availability of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 Evaluation Kit (EVK). Offering industrial-grade efficiency, this release provides production-ready software designed for building high-performance edge AI applications. For developers, system integrators, and OEMs, Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 hardware and Ubuntu 24.04 […]
Sep 8, 2026 – Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announce the general availability of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 Evaluation Kit (EVK). Offering industrial-grade efficiency, this release provides production-ready software designed for building high-performance edge AI applications.
For developers, system integrators, and OEMs, Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 hardware and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS together provide a production-ready foundation that accelerates the journey from proof of concept to industrial deployment, enabling securely designed, scalable, and AI-powered systems for robotics, manufacturing, machine vision, and physical AI applications. The combination of industrial-grade compute, on-device AI acceleration, long lifecycle support, and enterprise Linux delivers a faster path from evaluation to production.
This launch builds on the general availability of Ubuntu for the IQ-9075 platform , with today’s announcement being the latest instance of Canonical support for Qualcomm Dragonwing processors.
The Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 is purpose built for the next generation of industrial and edge AI deployments, where developers must process sensor data, run AI models, manage connectivity, and execute real-time control workloads simultaneously on a single platform. The processor combines heterogeneous compute, integrated AI acceleration, industrial-grade reliability, and rich connectivity to simplify development while reducing system cost, power consumption, and integration effort.
Unlike traditional architectures that rely on multiple discrete components, the IQ-8275 integrates high-performance CPU cores, GPU acceleration, a dedicated Hexagon TM AI processor, safety capabilities, and extensive industrial I/O into a unified platform. This enables developers to build robotics, industrial automation systems, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), machine vision solutions, gateways, and edge AI appliances using common hardware and software foundation.
Key advantages include:
“By certifying Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the Dragonwing IQ-8275 EVK, we are providing developers with a trusted, production-ready software foundation for industrial AI and edge computing. Together with Qualcomm Technologies, we are enabling innovators to move from evaluation to deployment faster with enterprise-grade security maintenance and long-term support for up to 15 years.”
“The Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 is designed to bring high performance, on-device AI, industrial grade reliability, and scalable connectivity together in a single platform. With certified Ubuntu support, our customers, ODMs, and ecosystem partners gain access to a secure, enterprise-ready software environment that accelerates development of next generation industrial automation, robotics, machine vision, and edge AI solutions.”
To access the latest certified Ubuntu images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 platform, please visit our Qualcomm IoT download page . If you have any questions about the platform or would like information about our certification program, then contact us by filling out our dedicated form.