ultralytics 8.3.233

v8.3.233 - `ultralytics 8.3.233` Add Debian OS + Java install support to Sony IMX exporter (#22814)

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🌟 Summary

Ultralytics 8.3.233 makes Sony IMX model export more robust across Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi systems, adds a coming‑soon Axelera edge‑AI integration doc, and improves Jetson + docs tooling for smoother deployments and documentation. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• 🧩 Sony IMX exporter: Debian & Java handling improved (main change)

  • New OS detection in ultralytics.utils:
    • is_debian() helper.
    • Flags: IS_DEBIAN, IS_DEBIAN_BOOKWORM, IS_DEBIAN_TRIXIE, plus IS_UBUNTU and existing IS_RASPBERRYPI.
  • export_imx now installs the correct Java version per platform:
    • Ubuntu / Debian Trixie (13) → installs OpenJDK 21.
    • Raspberry Pi / Debian Bookworm (12) → installs OpenJDK 17.
  • Only runs sudo when available, and logs what it’s doing for clarity.

• 🧠 New Axelera integration docs (coming soon)

  • Added full docs/en/integrations/axelera.md page and linked it in the integrations index and mkdocs.yml.
  • Describes how Ultralytics YOLO (including YOLO11) will run on Axelera Metis/Europa hardware via the Voyager SDK.
  • Clearly marked as “Coming soon — Q1 2026” and examples are presented as future workflow (not runnable yet).

• 🤖 NVIDIA Jetson guide updates

  • Clarified hardware naming: Jetson AGX Thor (Jetson T5000) / Thor (T5000) in tested devices and comparison table.
  • Added explicit install instructions for onnxruntime-gpu 1.23.0 on JetPack 6 + Python 3.10 via Jetson AI Lab wheel.
  • Kept alternative onnxruntime-gpu 1.20.0 example as a fallback.

• 🔗 Axelera doc link clean‑up

  • Updated several glossary and solution links to the latest www.ultralytics.com URLs:
    • Edge AI, edge computing, model quantization, AI in manufacturing, AI in agriculture, etc.

• 🧹 Quieter, cleaner docs builds

  • docs/build_docs.py now uses:
    • git clone -q --depth=1 --single-branch -b main ...
  • Reduces noise and slightly optimizes cloning for hub-sdk and docs repos.

• 🔍 Utils reference docs extended

  • Added API docs entry for ultralytics.utils.__init__.is_debian to the reference docs.

• 🏷️ Version bump

  • Library version updated to 8.3.233.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• ✅ More reliable Sony IMX deployments on edge Linux systems

  • Correct Java version is now automatically installed based on actual OS and codename, preventing failures on:
    • Debian Bookworm (incl. many Raspberry Pi images),
    • Debian Trixie,
    • Ubuntu 24.xx+.
  • Reduces manual troubleshooting for IMX users and ensures CI/tests cover the real-world setups better.

• 🌍 Better cross‑platform support story

  • Centralized, explicit flags like IS_DEBIAN_BOOKWORM, IS_DEBIAN_TRIXIE, IS_UBUNTU, IS_RASPBERRYPI make it easier to:
    • Add future platform‑specific behaviors.
    • Maintain consistent logic across exporters and tools.

• 🚀 Future‑proof edge inference with Axelera

  • Users can already:
    • Learn which Axelera hardware suits their use case.
    • See how they will export and run YOLO/YOLO11 models using format="axelera" once runtime wheels are available.
  • Clear “Q1 2026 / not yet runnable” messaging prevents confusion while still enabling planning and architecture design.

• ⚙️ Smoother NVIDIA Jetson experience

  • More accurate hardware naming avoids confusion when matching this guide with NVIDIA’s product naming.
  • Up‑to‑date onnxruntime-gpu instructions for JetPack 6 reduce install friction and compatibility issues when exporting certain formats.

• 📚 Cleaner docs & navigation

  • Less noisy docs builds make CI logs easier to read and debug.
  • Updated links and new integration entry improve discoverability and reliability of documentation.

Overall, 8.3.233 is a stability and platform‑support focused release, especially valuable if you’re exporting to Sony IMX, working on Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi, planning Axelera edge deployments, or using NVIDIA Jetson devices. 🌐💡

What's Changed

• Axelera coming-soon Integration page by @glenn-jocher in #22798
• Update axelera.md by @glenn-jocher in #22799
• Quiet git clones in Docs build by @glenn-jocher in #22800
• docs: 📝 Update NVIDIA Jetson guide to reflect new hardware support module type and ONNX Runtime installation instructions for JP6 by @onuralpszr in #22807
• docs: 📝 update glossary links for new ones by @onuralpszr in #22810
• ultralytics 8.3.233 Add Debian OS + Java install support to Sony IMX exporter by @onuralpszr in #22814

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