# canonical

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## Mir/Wayland-Powered Miracle-WM 0.11 Released With New Overview Mode, Window Urgency

DevFeed: [Mir/Wayland-Powered Miracle-WM 0.11 Released With New Overview Mode, Window Urgency](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mir-wayland-powered-miracle-wm-0-11-released-with-new-overview-mode-window-urgency-34947.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Miracle-WM-0.11>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-17T00:58:42Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wayland.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canonical.md>)

Tags: [commands](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/commands.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image.md>), [input](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/input.md>), [ipc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ipc.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [overview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/overview.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wayland.md>), [window](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/window.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

### AI overview

Miracle-WM 0.11, a Wayland compositor built on the Mir library, adds an overview mode, window urgency support, plugin IPC events and commands, and support for newer Mir protocols. The release is built on Mir 2.29.

### Source excerpt

Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek rolled out Miracle-WM 0.11 today as an end-of-summer update to this Wayland compositor built atop the Mir library...

## Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 Performance Compared with Generic amd64 on Budget Hardware

DevFeed: [Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 Performance Compared with Generic amd64 on Budget Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ubuntu-26-10-amd64v3-can-provide-a-nice-boost-for-low-end-budget-hardware-31413.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-amd64v3-lowend>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-16T17:37:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canonical.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [Intel Core](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel-core.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/x86.md>)

Tags: [avx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/avx.md>), [benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarks.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpu.md>), [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel.md>), [intel-core](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel-core.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>), [wildcat-lake](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wildcat-lake.md>), [x86-64-v3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86-64-v3.md>)

### AI overview

This Phoronix review compares Ubuntu 26.10 amd64 and amd64v3 daily builds on the same entry-level CHUWI UniBook laptop with an Intel Core 3 304 processor and 8GB of RAM. It examines whether amd64v3 binaries improve performance on budget hardware, while noting that Canonical's official plans for Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 were not yet known.

### Source excerpt

Canonical recently began producing Ubuntu 26.10 amd64v3 daily ISOs to complement their experimental amd64v3 package archive that they have been trialing the past few release cycles. While we still don't know what any official plans are for amd64v3 with Ubuntu 26.10, the performance gains can be very worthwhile over the generic amd64 binaries even for low-end/budget hardware.

## Deploying Machines with MaaS and Packer - Metal as a Service + Hashicorp Packer Tutorial

DevFeed: [Deploying Machines with MaaS and Packer - Metal as a Service + Hashicorp Packer Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/deploying-machines-with-maas-and-packer-metal-as-a-service-hashicorp-packer-tutorial-10601.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/metal-as-a-service-packer/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2023-01-28T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canonical.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [virtual machines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtual-machines.md>), [Oracle-VM-VirtualBox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vm-box.md>)

Tags: [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/boot.md>), [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/canonical.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [dhcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dhcp.md>), [hashicorp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hashicorp.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [maas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maas.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [operating-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operating-systems.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [virtual-machines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machines.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial on installing and configuring Canonical MaaS to provision bare-metal and virtual machines, deploy operating systems, configure networking and network boot, commission machines, and create and upload custom images with Hashicorp Packer.

### Source excerpt

MaaS or Metal as a service from Canonical is a great way to provision bare metal machines as well as virtual machines.MaaS allows you to deploy Windows, Linux, ESXi, and many other operating systems to your systems helping you to build a bare metal cloud.You can even use Packer from Hashicorp to configure custom images too! We'll cover all of this and more in this tutorial on how to install an...