Ubuntu Tests Rust "uutils" to Replace GNU Core Utilities ...
Sep 23, 2025 · Ubuntu explores Rust-based 'uutils' to replace GNU core utilities. Discover how this shift impacts performance and security for users.
Ubuntu to Explore Rust-Based 'uutils' as Potential GNU Core ...
Aug 8, 2025 · By potentially replacing the time-tested GNU Core Utilities with a Rust-based alternative, Ubuntu is not just updating its tools; it is investing in a more robust and secure …
Rust Coreutils Are Performing Worse Than GNU Coreutils in Ubuntu
Sep 16, 2025 · Canonical and its developers are busy bringing Rust into Ubuntu to carefully but purposefully oxidize it. The upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release will swap the long-standing GNU …
Oxidizing Ubuntu: adopting Rust utilities by default - lwn.net
Mar 18, 2025 · The "oxidize Ubuntu" experiment has the potential to accelerate Rust's adoption and inspire further attempts to replace C-based utilities with Rust, or it might have a chilling …
Rust Clone of Core Utils Breaks Ubuntu Updates
Oct 24, 2025 · The Rust-developed clone of the Date command had significant issues that caused automatic system update checks on Ubuntu to simply fail to occur entirely. Now, why is that, …
Rust Bug Broke Ubuntu 25.10 Automatic Update Checks
6 days ago · In 25.10, it plumbed in Rust-based replacements for sudo and coreutils. The latter is (as you may guess from the name) a set of core utilities that function from the command-line. …
Rust Coreutils 0.1 Released With Big Performance Gains - Can ...
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release is planning to ship uutils Coreutils by default, putting this Rust-powered alternative into the hands of thousands of developers.