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Officially supported OS/kernel for Metis SDK — moving off Yocto to Debian/Ubuntu

  • July 13, 2026
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We currently run the Voyager SDK + Metis AIPU on a custom Yocto image (Scarthgap 5.0.18) on x86_64 (Ryzen 5 8500G / B650M). We're migrating the base OS to Ubuntu/Debian for hardware-agnostic driver support, and want to confirm a few things before starting:

  1. Is there an officially supported/tested Ubuntu or Debian version (and kernel version range) for the Metis driver + Voyager SDK on x86_64?
  2. Do you provide a .deb package or install script for the Metis kernel driver, or does it require a manual out-of-tree module build (e.g., via dkms)?
  3. Are there any known kernel version constraints or incompatibilities (e.g., minimum/maximum kernel version, specific config options required) we should account for when picking a distro kernel package?
  4. Any existing documentation or community reference for deploying the Metis driver outside of a Yocto-based image?