Reimplementing key part of operating systems in Rust
Account managed by Sylvestre Ledru
| Github | https://github.com/uutils/ |
| Rust Coreutils | https://github.com/uutils/coreutils |
| Rust find | https://github.com/uutils/findutils/ |
| Website | https://uutils.github.io/ |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS just shipped with uutils Coreutils 🚀
A huge milestone: Rust-based core utilities are now the default for most commands, after a full cycle of real-world testing, security audits and terrific collaborations!
Excited by what’s next!
Today the #Ubuntu Foundations team posted an update on our progress toward 100% uutils coreutils adoption in Ubuntu.
As we stand for the release of 26.04 LTS, all utils except `cp`, `mv` and `rm` will be using uutils by default, with those remaining to be moved across early in the 26.10 cycle.
I'd like to acknowledge the huge amount of work that @sylvestre and the wider @uutils project put into this, and the collaboration with us and our partners on the security auditing and fixes.
Onwards!
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/an-update-on-rust-coreutils/80773
This is a follow-up to Jon’s original post on Carefully (but purposefully) oxidising Ubuntu and Julian’s migration spec for 25.10. We promised transparency throughout this process, and this post is written in that spirit. What happened after the announcement Following the decision to adopt rust-coreutils, we got to work. Any package shipped by default in Ubuntu must be promoted to Ubuntu Main, which requires passing a thorough security review. We quickly assembled an internal team spanning Ubun...
Rust Coreutils 0.8.0 is out.
Highlights: significant performance improvements across many utilities, better GNU compatibility, and 70+ utilities now run as WebAssembly.
Try them in your browser: https://uutils.github.io/playground/
Manpages now include TL;DR examples, source links, open bugs, and are available in multiple languages.
13 new contributors (27 total). Release notes: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.8.0
on my system $ LANG=fr_FR cargo run -q --features unix -- ls -al --time-style=locale Cargo.toml -rw-rw-r--+ 1 sylvestre sylvestre 27798 avr 5 22:05 Cargo.toml $ LANG=fa_IR.UTF-8 cargo run -q --f...
@levitating tracking bugs are hard to manage!
Thanks
While working on Uutils Coreutils, we learnt that Iran uses a different calendar (the Solar Hijri calendar)! Try it yourself in our WASM playground - no install needed:
https://uutils.github.io/playground/?cmd=locale%20fa-IR%0Adate
We just shipped the Uutils playground.
Try Rust-powered Coreutils directly in your browser:
https://uutils.github.io/playground/
Curious how it works under the hood?
https://uutils.github.io/playground-how-it-works/
https://uutils.github.io/blog/2025-04-playground/
Jon Seager