Install Ubuntu on AMD

Run Ubuntu on your AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC-based evaluation boards, Kria™ SOMs, and Versal™ Adaptive SoC evaluation kit.

Pick the OS image to match your hardware, flash it onto SD/microSD card, load it onto your board and away you go. All images are 64-bit builds of Ubuntu.

Use Ubuntu with AMD AECG platforms for prototyping through to production, and commercialize your custom hardware designs. Download the datasheet to learn more.

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Kria™ K24 SOMs
(KD240)

AMD Kria KR260 circuit board

Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

The version of Ubuntu with up to 10 years of long term support, until April 2034.

Works on:

  • AMD Kria™ KD240 Drives Starter Kit
  • AMD Kria™ KR260 Robotics Starter Kit
  • AMD Kria™ KV260 Vision AI Starter Kit

Please check the AMD Kria™ Wiki for the platform's latest boot firmware, technical documentation, and the Ubuntu for AMD-Xilinx Devices Wiki for known issues and limitations.

Download 24.04 LTS

Kria™ KD240 Getting Started Guide for Ubuntu ›


Are you working on a commercial project?

Canonical partners with silicon vendors, board manufacturers and leading enterprises to shorten time-to-market. If you are deploying Ubuntu on AMD platforms at-scale, please reach out to Canonical to get access to ongoing bug fixes, critical security patching, long-term support; or to learn more about our solutions for custom board enablement, and application development services.

For information about using Canonical's Ubuntu images on a commercial project, read Canonical's IP policy.


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AMD Ubuntu Software Development Kit

Ubuntu developers targeting Kria™ KD240 platform may also want to download the following files:

Image name Description
iot-limerick-kria-classic-server-2404-classic-24.04-x07-20250423-sysroot.tar.xz Sysroot for cross-compilation
iot-limerick-kria-classic-server-2404-classic-24.04-x07-20250423-rootfs.tar.gz Raw Root filesystem

Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS

The version of Ubuntu with up to 10 years of long term support, until April 2032.

Works on:

  • AMD Kria™ KD240 Drives Starter Kit

Please check the AMD Kria™ Wiki for the platform's latest boot firmware, technical documentation, and the Ubuntu for AMD-Xilinx Devices Wiki for known issues and limitations.

Download 22.04 LTS


AMD Ubuntu Software Development Kit

Ubuntu developers targeting Kria™ KD240 platform may also want to download the following files:

Image name Description
iot-limerick-kria-classic-server-2204-classic-22.04-kd05-20240223-170-sysroot.tar.xz Sysroot for cross-compilation
iot-limerick-kria-classic-server-2204-classic-22.04-kd05-20240223-170-rootfs.ext4.xz EXT4 formatted partition containing entire raw rootfs
iot-limerick-kria-classic-server-2204-classic-22.04-kd05-20240223-170-rootfs.tar.gz Raw Root filesystem
iot-limerick-kria-classic-server-2204-classic-22.04-kd05-20240223-170-system-boot.tar.gz FAT Partition Contents

If you have any questions about the platform or would like information about our certification program, contact us.