--- title: Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU... description: Canonical has expanded its Hardware Enablement (HWE) program to include virtualization components, offering Ubuntu 26.04 LTS users access to newer versions of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack-offers-newer-qemu-libvirt-oagljuvmc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt | daily.dev og:description: Canonical has expanded its Hardware Enablement (HWE) program to include virtualization components, offering Ubuntu 26.04 LTS users access to newer versions of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack-offers-newer-qemu-libvirt-oagljuvmc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OaglJuvMc.png og:image:alt: Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canonical has expanded its Hardware Enablement (HWE) program to include virtualization components, offering Ubuntu 26.04 LTS users access to newer versions of QEMU, libvirt, edk2 (OVMF firmware), and SeaBIOS on a 6-month refresh cadence without needing third-party repositories. The stack is particularly useful for confidential computing workloads using AMD SEV-SNP or Intel TDX, where kernel support alone isn't sufficient and waiting for the next LTS isn't practical. Installation is done via a helper package (`ubuntu-helper-virt-hwe`) that manages switching between HWE and non-HWE virtualization stacks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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