# Ubuntu 26.04 support on Ampere Altra Developer Platform

**URL:** <https://community.amperecomputing.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-support-on-ampere-altra-developer-platform/3381>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [April 12, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.amperecomputing.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-support-on-ampere-altra-developer-platform/3381 "2026-04-12T12:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![isaric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.amperecomputing.com/isaric/32/1244_2.png) [@isaric](https://community.amperecomputing.com/u/isaric)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.amperecomputing.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-support-on-ampere-altra-developer-platform/3381/1 "2026-04-12T12:59:04Z")

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Hello,

is it possible to install ubuntu 26.04 on the AADP? Should I update to the latest firmware before trying?

I am also interested in SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.

My machine currently runs the Ampere Ubuntu Server 22.04.

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**Author:** ![hrw](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.amperecomputing.com/hrw/32/31_2.png) [@hrw](https://community.amperecomputing.com/u/hrw)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.amperecomputing.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-support-on-ampere-altra-developer-platform/3381/2 "2026-04-12T16:00:52Z")

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I wonder what hardware hurt you in the past that you have to ask such question.

Ampere Altra system should work fine with newer releases of popular distributions. I use Fedora 44 with 6.19.x kernel and never wondered ‘will it work or not’.

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**Author:** ![isaric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.amperecomputing.com/isaric/32/1244_2.png) [@isaric](https://community.amperecomputing.com/u/isaric)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.amperecomputing.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-support-on-ampere-altra-developer-platform/3381/3 "2026-04-26T14:28:53Z")

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I had issues when installing ubuntu 22.04 if it was not from Amperes repos.

> I wonder what hardware hurt you in the past that you have to ask such question.

Not a fan of your style of communication, btw.

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**Author:** ![dneary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@dneary](https://community.amperecomputing.com/u/dneary)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.amperecomputing.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-support-on-ampere-altra-developer-platform/3381/4 "2026-04-27T19:18:36Z")

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Hi Isaric,

Ubuntu 26.04 is new, so I am not sure if it has been validated on Ampere Altra yet, but I have every confidence that it will work well. I believe that Ampere Altra and AmpereOne servers are both part of the Canonical test matrix for aarch64 builds.

I have similar confidence in SLE 16 - I will check with our OS team whether they know of any issues.

Thanks,  
Dave.