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Ubuntu Announces Architecture Variants: Ubuntu 25.10 Gets x86_64-v3 Packages


Canonical today announced an exciting step forward for Ubuntu Linux: the notion of architecture variants and now initially providing an Ubuntu 25.10 archive with x86_64-v3 built packages for enjoying better performance on modern Intel and AMD hardware.

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