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Rust Clone of Core Utils Breaks Ubuntu Updates

Rust Clone of Core Utils Breaks Ubuntu Updates

Update: 2025-10-24
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Ubuntu 25.10 dropped the battle tested GNU Core Utils, in favor of the untested, incomplete “uutils”. Why? Because they were programmed in Rust. And, as expected, things are breaking.

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Rust Clone of Core Utils Breaks Ubuntu Updates

Rust Clone of Core Utils Breaks Ubuntu Updates

Bryan Lunduke