Radeon Software For Linux 26.12 Brings Ubuntu 26.04 Support
AMD has released Radeon Software for Linux 26.12, which now supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. This update phases out support for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and introduces features like automatic GPU detection. The driver package is compatible with GCN 1.2 GPUs and newer, enhancing installation ease for users.
- ▪Radeon Software for Linux 26.12 supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
- ▪Support for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has been phased out.
- ▪The driver package is compatible with GCN 1.2 GPUs and newer.
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Radeon Software For Linux 26.12 Brings Ubuntu 26.04 Support Written by Michael Larabel in Radeon on 29 May 2026 at 05:32 AM EDT. Add A Comment While most Linux enthusiasts and desktop users/gamers are comfortable just riding the latest upstream Linux kernel and Mesa drivers shipped by their distribution, for those enterprises preferring the officially blessed and QA'ed driver packages from AMD, last week marked the release of the Radeon Software for Linux 26.12 driver. Since abandoning AMDVLK and proprietary Vulkan/OpenGL driver components, the packaged Radeon Software for Linux driver has been even less important and used given the great upstream open-source AMD Radeon Linux graphics driver support.
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