Canonical announced July 27 that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will provide a virtualization hardware enablement stack with newer QEMU and libvirt. This expands the HWE program to deliver modern virtualization technology to long-term support users.
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Canonical announced a virtualization hardware enablement stack for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on July 27, offering optional newer userspace components for server virtualization while retaining the long-term-support base release [ubuntu.com#1][phoronix.com#1][linuxiac.com#1][tuxmachines.org#1]. The stack targets confidential-computing deployments using AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX, both supported by Ubuntu 26.0
Ubuntu has long provided hardware enablement "HWE" stacks for Ubuntu LTS releases to provide a newer kernel and Mesa drivers and more for better supporting new/modern hardware on the long-term support Ubuntu Linux releases. With Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Canonical will also now be providing a virtualization HWE stack for shipping newer virtualization / confidential computing features...
"Ubuntu Virtualization HWE Stack brings newer Qemu, libvirt to LTS users" "Ubuntu’s hardware enablement (HWE) effort has been expanded to make newer virtualisation tech available to users on the current LTS release." https://www. omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu -26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack # Linux # Ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt https://www. omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu -26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=%5Binfosec.exchange%5D # omgubuntu