Ubuntu Replaces Sudo with Untested Rust Alternative in Next Release

Date:
Thu, 08 May 2025 16:35:37 GMT

Description:
The battle tested "sudo" is being dropped in favor of the not-finished, untested "sudo-rs"...

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The battle tested "sudo" is being dropped in favor of the not-finished, untested "sudo-rs"... entirely because it was written in Rust. And that's
just the start of Ubuntu's Rust plans.

Plus: Lunduke's opinion on the real reason for replacing working GPL software with Rust re-writes.

More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/



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Link to news story: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-replaces-sudo-with-untested


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