AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC libraries are now natively available in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, replacing the previous manual install-script approach. Users can install the full suite with a single apt command, and updates are handled automatically via apt upgrade. ROCm 7.1.0 is the initial version, with ROCm 7.2 already in progress and longer-term plans for ROCm 7.13+ and ROCm 8. The post also highlights Lemonade Server as a key tool for connecting ROCm to standard OpenAI-compatible APIs, enabling AMD GPU and NPU acceleration for apps like ComfyUI, OpenWebUI, and OpenCode without native ROCm support in each app.
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What is ROCm?How do I use ROCm on Ubuntu?Which versions are supported?Our goals for the futureWhat’s next?The wider AI community and ecosystem with AMD hardwareThis is just the beginning111 Impressions