Ubuntu 26.10 completes transition to Rust-based coreutils
Summary
Ubuntu 26.10 completes the migration of core utilities to Rust-based implementations, addressing prior memory-safety issues in cp, mv, and rm by using rust-based uutils. The move improves security and reliability, with upstream fixes, audits, and funding from Canonical; Ubuntu also hints at a Rust-based NTP rewrite and future Rust-driven enhancements.