Linux at CES 2026: Tux is alive and well in IoT, cars, and AI

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Canonical and Nvidia are showing off an Ubuntu-powered desktop AI supercomputer.
• Most of what's being shown off is embedded, car, and edge gear.
• The top TV vendors don't say it, but all their top-tier televisions run Linux. 

You'll have to search to find Linux on the show floors of CES 2026, but if you look hard enough, you will find it. 

Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's parent company, is the most visible Linux and open-source business in Vegas. While neither Canonical nor anyone else is showing off a new Linux desktop, the company, in partnership with Nvidia, is demonstrating Ubuntu Linux running on the NVIDIA DGX Spark. This is a desktop supercomputer featuring an Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell superchip with 128 GB of RAM and 4 TB of storage ...