Foundations Team Updates - 2025-07-24

Ubuntu Concept

  • Released Linux 6.16 kernel to the ~ubuntu-concept/x1e ppa
  • Published new plucky-desktop-arm64+x1e.iso ISO including the following changes:
    • linux-qcom-x1e - 6.16.0-11.11:
      • Rebased onto jhovold/wip/x1e80100-6.16-rc6
      • Added Dell Latitude 7455 device tree
      • Added Dell Inspiron 7441 device tree
      • Dell XPS13 9345: Enable fingerprint sensor
      • Various Asus Zenbook A14 fixes
    • flash-kernel - 3.108ubuntu2.3+x1e2.25.04:
      • Add new Asus Zenbook A14 model names for LCD/OLED split
      • Add Dell Latitude 7455
      • Add Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7441
    • grub - 1.212.x1e1:
      • Improved firmware blue screen workaround for X Elite machines with more than 32GB RAM. It now uses up to 32GB instead of only 4GB.
    • ubuntu-x1e-settings:
      • enforce efi=noruntime as documented at T14s · jhovold/linux Wiki · GitHub
      • Fix a bug that would break installation of the meta package on Surface 7 and 11
      • Add Dell Latitude 7455 and Inspiron 7441
  • Reviewed and merged lots of changes from @alexvinarskis :tada:

ARM64 general

  • Started work on a specification for improving dtb management w/ secure boot on arm64
  • Worked on improving test hardware availability for arm64 desktop
  • Further improved our ISO build tooling which I should really document here on discourse

EDIT:

More Concept fixes

  • Release plucky-desktop-arm64+x1e-20250725.iso as plucky-desktop-arm64+x1e.iso
  • linux-qcom-x1e - 6.16.0-12.12:
    • Reenabled Acer Swift 14 AI
  • ubuntu-x1e-settings - 25.04.9+x1e5:
    • Fix modalias signatures for some of the laptops. Fixes a bug where they wouldn’t install the meta package resulting in a non-booting system
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