{"id":1282,"date":"2024-10-20T16:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/intels-npu-driver-for-linux-launches-on-the-snap-store-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T05:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T05:11:47","slug":"intels-npu-driver-for-linux-launches-on-the-snap-store-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/intels-npu-driver-for-linux-launches-on-the-snap-store-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel\u2019s NPU Driver for Linux Launches on the Snap Store: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>Canonical has released the official <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/intel\/linux-npu-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Linux Intel NPU driver<\/a> on the Snap Store.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The newly launched <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/intel-npu-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Intel NPU Driver snap<\/a> <em>\u201ccomprises a variety of components, including device firmware, a user space driver and compiler, along with an application for validating the user mode driver and compiler.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In simpler terms, everything must utilize the AI inference accelerators that are now integrated into the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/products\/details\/processors\/core-ultra.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Intel Core Ultra processors<\/a> (\u2018Meteor Lake\u2019 and newer).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The downside (at this stage) is that the Intel NPU Driver snap is presently in beta, meaning that rock-solid reliability is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>It&#8217;s important to mention that to utilize this driver, you&#8217;ll need compatible hardware \u2014 the snap package won&#8217;t install an NPU!<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, for the driver to function effectively, you must have software, tools, and applications that are designed to utilize it for &#8220;AI&#8221; tasks and other related activities. Apart from CLI LLM\/ML applications, there are already OpenVINO AI plugins available for <em>GIMP<\/em> and <em>Audacity<\/em> that can use the Intel NPU for specific functionalities.<\/p>\n<p>If you possess the proper hardware and are curious about its practical applications, installing the Intel NPU driver on Ubuntu is quite straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Simply open a new <em>Terminal<\/em> window and execute:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><pre>sudo snap install --beta intel-npu-driver<\/pre>\n<p>Anticipate further enhancements and a stronger connection with snap applications in the near future <a href=\"https:\/\/discourse.ubuntu.com\/t\/intel-neural-processing-unit-npu-driver-snap-available-for-accelerating-aiml-workloads-on-intel-core-ultra-processors\/48955?u=d0od\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to the announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Canonical is optimistic about the AI\/ML potential of Ubuntu, and given that Ubuntu desktop is one of the top choices for developers, I believe their excitement will increase as NPUs start to become standard in consumer-grade hardware.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canonical has released the official Linux Intel NPU driver on the Snap Store. 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