Ubuntu 25.10 systems stopped automatically checking for software updates Manual updates still worked fine You could run sudo apt update or open software updater without any issues But the background automation bit was completely broken The issue was swiftly patched, highlighting rust adoption challenges like incomplete testing Besides the early fallout of switching to rust coreutils on ubuntu 25.10 causing some breakage, a more pressing issue has been discovered
Ubuntu 25.10's unattended upgrades functionality for automatic security updates is currently broken due to a rust coreutils bug. Affected machines include cloud deployments, container images, ubuntu desktop and ubuntu server installs Some ubuntu 25.10 systems have been unable to automatically check for available software updates. A bug in ubuntu 25.10's rust coreutils prevents automatic system updates on desktop, server, and cloud deployments
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