Rust Coreutils “uutils” v0.1 released!
The developers behind the Rust coreutils, called uutils
, have reached a major milestone with the release of v0.1.0. This comes after the last release, which was v0.0.30. This version is now on GitHub, which you can check out below.
This version of uutils contains many interesting changes done to the system utilities, including cp
, ls
, and others. The SELinux support has been added to cp
, ls
, mkdir
, mknod
, mkfifo
, install
, and stat
for systems that are security oriented. This makes sure that systems with this coreutils implementation can now enjoy better security with SELinux enabled, especially when SELinux is enforcing.
In addition to that, the speed has been improved to match and possibly exceed the legacy GNU coreutils performance. You can now notice the improved speed in commands like cat
, ls
, wc
, tail
, seq
, and more.
Thanks to many commits and contributions done to the Rust coreutils project, it has witnessed many changes done to various commands, such as date allowing negative date offsets, echo allowing double hyphens, and print fixing octal escape parsing.
In addition to that, the test suite compatibility has seen increasing number of successes. While 0.0.30 has 507 passes; 41 skips; and 69 fails, version 0.1.0 has 522 passes; 31 skips; and 65 passes.
As a result, as future versions get released, compatibility with the older GNU coreutils increases. This is evidenced by the increasing number of succeeding unit tests for the Rust coreutils project, especially when it comes to SELinux-related tests.
You can consult the official website of Rust coreutils below.
Official websiteWhat about Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is planning to ship uutils
to replace the older GNU coreutils as part of the broader plan, called “Oxidizing Ubuntu.” Ubuntu 25.10 will be the first version of Ubuntu that will use this coreutils implementation to ensure that your Ubuntu system becomes both more secure and quicker; furthermore, your productivity will increase as the improved performance becomes prevalent in this release.
Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka will use the Rust coreutils during the development cycle, along with the Rust implementation of sudo called rs-sudo
. In later development milestones, Ubuntu will use the findutils
and the diffutils
projects from the master uutils
project.
You will be able to download the stable release of this Ubuntu version on October 9th, 2025.
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Oxidizr: Try Modern Rust Alternatives To Legacy Unix Tools In Ubuntu #oxidizr #ubuntu #rust #linux #opensource #coreutils #diffutils #findutils #sudo #security
https://ostechnix.com/oxidizr-try-rust-unix-tools-ubuntu/
Prefiero la GPL a la MIT, pero si #uutils supera a #coreutils en seguridad, merece la pena considerarlo. Siempre podemos aplicarle una GPL si llega a ser necesario.
Muchos componentes clave o superutilizados como Xorg, Wayland, Vim y Neovim también usan MIT o Apache.
Relajaos, el #SoftwareLibre está fuerte. Y vamos a dar mucha guerra, de la buena.
683 - ¿Ubuntu rompe con GNU?
¿Que son las #coreutils?¿Influye GPL o MIT? Como mejorar #ubuntu y otras distros #linux utilizando herramientas y software implementado en #rust
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¿Que son las #coreutils?¿Influye GPL o MIT? Como mejorar #ubuntu y otras distros #linux utilizando herramientas y software implementado en #rust
Escucha: https://atareao.es/podcast/ubuntu-rompe-con-gnu/
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#uutils genero mucha controversia... El fin de #gnu una nueva etapa de #linux y muchas cosas se dicen... Antes del ataque biblico de #GNU Te dejo un articulo donde podes ver porque #uUtils podria ser la evolucion de #Linux como lo conocemos
https://patojad.com.ar/post/2025/03/uutils-la-alternativa-moderna-a-gnu-coreutils-en-2025/
UbuntuがGNU Core UtilitiesをRustで置き換る計画を進行中。Rust普及の追い風となるか
https://softantenna.com/blog/ubuntu-replaces-coreutils-to-uutils/
Giro de 180 grados en #Linux, revolución en #Ubuntu que dice adiós para siempre a los utilitarios #coreutils , desarrollados en lenguaje #C, y licencia #GPL, de #GNU/Linux para remplazarlos por utilitarios en licencia #MIT , desarrollados en #Rust
computerhoy.20minutos.es/tecnologia/g...
Giro de 180 grados en Linux, r...
Now #uutil is going to replace #coreutils ? Not trusting that one bit.
The core utilities of any given #operatingsystem, as well as the kernel, display protocol, etc, etc, etc should NEVER be up to #liberal #licensing like #MIT or #BSD.
For total power to the user, the fundamental technological stack should be #copyleft, because we should have #legal expectations towards vendors.
This is also from the system that brought you #snaps. #canonical wants a #walledgarden and it shows.
Gerade gelesen, dass #Ubuntu langfristig die #Rust Rewrites #Coreutils verwenden wird. Coole Sache. Und mit dem #Oxidizr Tool kann man sie jetzt schon benutzen. Werde ich nachher auf einem System mal testen.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/carefully-but-purposefully-oxidising-ubuntu/56995