>The Ubuntu Project has announced that a bug in the Rust-based uutils version of the date command shipped with Ubuntu 25.10 broke automatic updates:>Some Ubuntu 25.10 systems have been unable to automatically check for available software updates. Affected machines include cloud deployments, container images, Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server installs.>The announcement includes remediation instructions for those affected by the bug. Systems with the rust-coreutils package version 0.2.2-0ubuntu2 or earlier have the bug, it is fixed in 0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 or later. It does not impact manual updates using the apt command or other utilities.>Ubuntu embarked on a project to "oxidize" the distribution by switching to uutils and sudo-rs for the 25.10 release, and to see if the Rust-based utilities would be suitable for the long-term-release slated for next April. LWN covered that project in March.https://lwn.net/Articles/1043103/Add this to the list of issues with the Rust shitware rewrite of reliable tools for no reason whatsoever:https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-Coreutils-Perfhttps://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/8583
thank you for beta testing
rustsisters... our response?
>replace battle-tested coreutils for flavor of the month uutils, which fails the coreutils test-suite in nuclear fashion>shit breaksain't nobody saw that comin, mistah>"oxidize" the distribution oxidizing makes most metals weaker, perfect analogy
>>106992124Temporary hiccup
>beta quality software breaks>this somehow makes the newsWhy?
>>106992549because it replaces core utilities (pun intended) of the biggest Linux operating system distro on this planet and it backfired.
Canonical being clowns and Ubuntu being shit is news now?
>>106992584>biggestbuggiest*
>>106992712both can be true
No refunds, LOL
All that work, all these bugs, and for what?
>>106991898i still wonder why they thought it would be ok yo replace cord utilities with literal alpha software
>>106991898>can't even get the most simple date command rightrustrannies can't be serious...
>>106994386The date command works. They were missing a non-POSIX option that wasn't included in GNU's test suite.
just use lmao:https://yarnpkg.com/package?q=date&name=datejs
>>106992124just buy faster hardware goy
>>106994407found the rust tranny making up excuses
>>106993987ms pushing rust to make linux slower and buggier than windows
more proof than non lts versions of jewbuntu are just beta tests
>>106994455pretty sure winblows has rust components in their userland/kernel now as well
>>106993987for, uhhh..... inclusivity and better correctness and safety in software.except the software is incorrect and unsafe while also missing the 30 years of bug fixes and edge case hardening the previous version had.
>>106991898SO THIS... IS THE POWER... OF... FEARLESS CONCURRENCY.. ZERO COST ABSTRACTIONS.. AND.. GURANTEED MEMORY SAFETY
I can't wait for a bug that will do some lasting damage to the user, like irreversibly deleting files.I know it's only a matter of time.
>>106995624important utilities like cp mv etc. are still GNUthey aren't that stupid
>>106994407>advertised as drop-in replacement for GNU>doesn't implement GNU extensions
