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BriefingNov 5

Debian and Ubuntu Fix CVE-2026-109518, an APT Flaw in Download Retries That Lets an On-Path Attacker Install Unverified Packages

Debian, Ubuntu and APT's developers published fixes on November 4 for CVE-2026-109518, which needs an attacker on the HTTP path and a non-zero Acquire::Retries setting.

4 min read5 sources

NewsApr 23

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' Ships With Linux 7.0, Rust Coreutils, and Sudo-rs as Canonical Bets Its Decade of Support on Memory-Safe Foundations

Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on April 23, shipping Rust-based coreutils and sudo as defaults, GNOME 50 without X11, and a 6 GB RAM floor that redefines the distribution's baseline for the next decade.

4 min read5 sources

NewsMar 25

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Canonical Joins Rust Foundation as Gold Member, Commits $150,000 a Year to Language Governance and Supply Chain Security

Canonical has joined the Rust Foundation at the Gold membership tier, pledging $150,000 annually to support language governance and ecosystem security as Ubuntu 26.04 LTS prepares to ship with Rust-based coreutils and sudo by default.

4 min read3 sources

AnalysisMar 21

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Approaches April Release with Rust-Based Core Utilities, Post-Quantum SSH, and a Wayland-Only Desktop

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS enters beta on March 26, shipping Rust-based coreutils and sudo, GNOME 50 without X11, post-quantum SSH, and AMD ROCm in official repositories.

6 min read3 sources

NewsMar 18

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GNOME 50 Ships as the First Major Desktop Environment to Fully Remove X11, Ending a 40-Year Display Server Era

GNOME 50 completely removes X11 from Mutter, Shell, and GDM, making Wayland the sole display protocol. The release stabilizes VRR and fractional scaling, and will ship in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44.

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