Several Intel NPU fixes land in the latest update to Resources, which Ubuntu is making the default system monitor in 26.04 LTS.
Resources is a GTK4/libadwaita tool that shows more system usage, processes and hardware details than GNOME System Monitor, which it is replacing as Ubuntu’s default in the new LTS.
The Resources v1.10 release at the start of February added (among other changes) support for AMD Neural Processing Units (NPUs). The app has supported usage for Intel NPUs since its v1.7.x release in late 2024.
The v1.10.2 changelog resolves what is described as “implausible” usage values in Intel NPU reporting. It also adds core frequency monitoring for Intel NPUs, and power usage monitoring for Intel GPUs using the Intel Xe graphics driver.
Intel NPU support on Ubuntu is fairly robust, as the chip giant makes its Linux drivers and OpenVINO AI plugins (which run on the NPU cores) readily available on the distro via the Snap Store and PPAs, thanks to an ongoing partnership between Canonical and Intel.
While the Resources app is not an Ubuntu project – it’s an independent, open-source tool available to run on any major Linux distribution – it’s nonetheless great to see these fixes arrive in time to benefit those who adopt the next LTS.
Not that you need to wait for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to be released on 23 April 2026 to access these fixes as you can install the latest version of Resources from Flathub right now, on any distro you like.
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