The latest interim release of Ubuntu comes with compatibility enhancements at the silicon level, accessibility upgrades and a robust security posture that sets the stage for the next LTS. October 9, 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.10, codenamed “Questing Quokka,” available to download and install from ubuntu.com/do […]
  • Ashley Thorne@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    As it stands today, sudo-rs is the default sudo implementation on Ubuntu 25.10, and uutils’ coreutils has mostly replaced the GNU implementation, with a few exceptions, many of which will be resolved by releases in the coming weeks. These diversions back to the existing implementations demonstrate that stability and resilience are more important than “hype” in our approach: I expect us to have completed the migration during the next cycle, but not before the tools are ready.

    https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-a-retrospective/69127

    • LeFantome@programming.dev
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      18 hours ago

      Thanks! I had to stare at your link for a bit to spot the exceptions. There are not many exceptions but they are important ones.

      Good to see Ubuntu being pragmatic about it. I imagine they hope to ship the remaining Uutils versions before 26.04.