Update dependency intel/linux-npu-driver to v1.38.0

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change
intel/linux-npu-driver	minor	v1.35.0 → v1.38.0

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Release Notes

intel/linux-npu-driver (intel/linux-npu-driver)

v1.38.0: Linux NPU Driver v1.38.0

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✨ Highlights

• 🆕 Added support for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

⚙️ Verified Configuration

Platform	System	Kernel	Firmware
Meteor Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	7.0.0-31-generic	20260820*MTL_CLIENT_SILICON-NVR+NN-deployment*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81*6fc835a1920
Arrow Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	7.0.0-31-generic	20260820*MTL_CLIENT_SILICON-NVR+NN-deployment*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81*6fc835a1920
Lunar Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	7.0.0-31-generic	Aug 20 2026*NPU40xx*build/ci/npu-fw-ci-ci_branch_UD202638_npu_release_26ww32-20260813_185051-3a5e4dd1cf93522baa79e55a53f2ac7165723cad-1-g6fc835a1920*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81
Panther Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	7.0.0-31-generic	Aug 20 2026*NPU50xx*build/ci/npu-fw-ci-ci_branch_UD202638_npu_release_26ww32-20260813_185051-3a5e4dd1cf93522baa79e55a53f2ac7165723cad-1-g6fc835a1920*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81
Wildcat Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	7.0.0-31-generic	Aug 20 2026*NPU50xx*build/ci/npu-fw-ci-ci_branch_UD202638_npu_release_26ww32-20260813_185051-3a5e4dd1cf93522baa79e55a53f2ac7165723cad-1-g6fc835a1920*6fc835a192052ac2261c4e1d5da7379ced95ae81

🧩 Common Components

The following table lists the common software components and their versions used in this configuration:

Component	Version / Details
Level Zero	v1.32.0
OpenVINO	2026.3.1
NPU Compiler	npu_ud_2026_38_rc1, built using OpenVINO_rev.d8047fb
GPU Driver	Intel GPU driver from ppa:kobuk-team/intel-graphics: 26.31.39395.13 (see)

🛠️ Installation Procedure

1. Remove old packages

sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq intel-driver-compiler-npu intel-fw-npu intel-level-zero-npu intel-level-zero-npu-dbgsym

2. Download the package archive

• Ubuntu24.04

wget https://github.com/intel/linux-npu-driver/releases/download/v1.38.0/linux-npu-driver-v1.38.0.20260910-34487311128-ubuntu2404.tar.gz
tar -xf linux-npu-driver-v1.38.0.20260910-34487311128-ubuntu2404.tar.gz

• Ubuntu26.04

wget https://github.com/intel/linux-npu-driver/releases/download/v1.38.0/linux-npu-driver-v1.38.0.20260910-34487311128-ubuntu2604.tar.gz
tar -xf linux-npu-driver-v1.38.0.20260910-34487311128-ubuntu2604.tar.gz

3. Install libtbb12, which is a dependency for intel-driver-compiler-npu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libtbb12

4. Install all packages

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

5. Install the libze1 package

• Ubuntu24.04

wget https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/kobuk-team/intel-graphics/ubuntu/20260830T100000Z/pool/main/l/level-zero-loader/libze1_1.32.0-1~24.04~ppa1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libze1_*.deb

• Ubuntu26.04

wget https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/kobuk-team/intel-graphics/ubuntu/20260830T100000Z/pool/main/l/level-zero-loader/libze1_1.32.0-1~26.04~ppa1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libze1_*.deb

⚠️ In case of a conflict or error during the libze1 installation, remove the previously installed Level Zero version:

sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq level-zero level-zero-devel

6. Optionally, add your user to the render group

sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} render
newgrp render

7. Optionally, reboot the system

sudo reboot

# if everything works, we should see the /dev/accel/accel0 device
ls /dev/accel/accel0
/dev/accel/accel0

# Check intel_vpu kernel messages
sudo dmesg

🛡️ GPG Signing and Verification of Debian Packages

Signing data with a GPG key allows the recipient of the data to check whether any modifications have occurred after the data was signed.

Since release 1.22.0, each Debian package file (.deb file) has been signed with a GPG key, and the signature is included in the archive.

The Public Key has been uploaded to https://keys.openpgp.org/search?q=EA267657A608300C296B8F8AD52C9665A4077678

To verify the signature:

# Download and import the Public Key
curl https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/EA267657A608300C296B8F8AD52C9665A4077678 | gpg --import

# Download the driver package
wget https://github.com/intel/linux-npu-driver/releases/download/v1.38.0/linux-npu-driver-v1.38.0.20260910-34487311128-ubuntu2604.tar.gz
tar -xf linux-npu-driver-v1.38.0.20260910-34487311128-ubuntu2604.tar.gz

# Verify signatures
for PACKAGE in *deb.asc; do gpg --verify $PACKAGE; done

🧪 UMD Test Results

Platform	OS / Kernel	Command	ALL	PASSED	FAILED	SKIPPED
MTL	Ubuntu 26.04 / 7.0.0-31-generic	npu-umd-test -c none	346	✅ 267	❌ 0	⚠️ 79
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c none	4	✅ 4	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c extend.yaml	5	✅ 5	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c none	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c extend.yaml	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c none	3	✅ 2	❌ 0	⚠️ 1
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c extend.yaml	3	✅ 2	❌ 0	⚠️ 1
		npu-umd-test -c extend.yaml	386	✅ 320	❌ 0	⚠️ 66
ARL	Ubuntu 26.04 / 7.0.0-31-generic	npu-umd-test -c none	346	✅ 267	❌ 0	⚠️ 79
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c none	4	✅ 4	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c extend.yaml	5	✅ 5	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c none	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c extend.yaml	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c none	3	✅ 2	❌ 0	⚠️ 1
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c extend.yaml	3	✅ 2	❌ 0	⚠️ 1
		npu-umd-test -c extend.yaml	386	✅ 320	❌ 0	⚠️ 66
LNL	Ubuntu 26.04 / 7.0.0-31-generic	npu-umd-test -c none	346	✅ 322	❌ 0	⚠️ 24
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c none	4	✅ 4	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c extend.yaml	5	✅ 5	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c none	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c extend.yaml	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c none	3	✅ 3	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c extend.yaml	3	✅ 3	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test -c extend.yaml	386	✅ 377	❌ 0	⚠️ 9
PTL	Ubuntu 26.04 / 7.0.0-31-generic	npu-umd-test -c none	346	✅ 322	❌ 0	⚠️ 24
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c none	4	✅ 4	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c extend.yaml	5	✅ 5	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c none	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c extend.yaml	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c none	3	✅ 3	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c extend.yaml	3	✅ 3	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test -c extend.yaml	386	✅ 377	❌ 0	⚠️ 9
WCL	Ubuntu 26.04 / 7.0.0-31-generic	npu-umd-test -c none	346	✅ 322	❌ 0	⚠️ 24
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c none	4	✅ 4	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		sudo npu-umd-test --dma-heap -c extend.yaml	5	✅ 5	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c none	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --ze-init-tests -c extend.yaml	6	✅ 6	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c none	3	✅ 3	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test --gpu -c extend.yaml	3	✅ 3	❌ 0	⚠️ 0
		npu-umd-test -c extend.yaml	386	✅ 377	❌ 0	⚠️ 9

For the -c option of npu-umd-test, the extend.yaml configuration file was used. It can be obtained from the UMD testing documentation and examples provided in the Intel NPU driver repository (umd-testing.md). The tests were run with the following YAML configuration:

extend.yaml

# filename: extend.yaml
model_dir: models/
image_dir: images/

graph_execution:
  - path: add_abc/add_abc.xml
  - path: resnet50.xml
    name: resnet50
    in: [ dog.bmp ]
    class_index: [ 258 ]
  - path: yolov8s.xml
    name: yolov8s

image_classification_imagenet:
  - path: resnet50.xml
    name: resnet50
    in: [ dog.bmp ]
    class_index: [ 258 ]

driver_cache:
  - path: add_abc/add_abc.xml
  - path: resnet50.xml
  - path: yolov8s.xml

multi_inference:
  - name: "ObjectRecognitionPipeline"
    pipeline:
    - path: resnet50.xml
      target_fps: 60
      exec_time_in_secs: 10
    - path: yolov8s.xml
      target_fps: 30
      exec_time_in_secs: 10

🔍 Driver Overview

[!IMPORTANT]\ For more information check README.md

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