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330Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
- Points
- 1360
- Comments
- 590
- Submitted by
- chalmovsky
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Site
- chalmovsky.com
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Trending history
WTF Ubuntu? was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 81 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #1 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 19:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 11:37 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
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| Hacker News · Front page | #1 | 2 | 81 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest WTF Ubuntu? | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Worse yet, the Ubuntu security incident page[0] lists "Ubuntu Priority: High" (as opposed to Critical, which would trigger an out-of-schedule patch). There's a "Why this priority?" link that simply says: > Why is this CVE high priority? > See ubuntu cvss score That's it, we don't even get a period on this TBD of a…
For the record, the kernels with the fixes are in the "proposed" repos for each LTS release: * https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux You can pull them down with a "-t" added to your apt-get (but will not appear by default). 26LTS had the new kernel go to the updates/security repos on October 28.
It’s okay to have criticism, but at least be constructive about it. This “I demand to speak to the manager” energy should be kept out of open source. The post gives no details about what this vulnerability is, how critical it is, how it is impacting them personally, how vulnerable their servers are, how they are…
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Questions
Is WTF Ubuntu? trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 11:37 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank WTF Ubuntu? reached?
#1 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 19:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has WTF Ubuntu? been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (81 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
1360 points and 590 comments; submitted by chalmovsky on Nov 2, 2026.