The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo
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#11Peak rank
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67Score · 7d
Nov 6, 2026First seen
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- wondersky
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- Nov 3, 2026
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- utcc.utoronto.ca
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Trending history
The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 11 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #11 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 00:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 00:52 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
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| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
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| Hacker News · Front page | #11 | 2 | 11 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Tools have to be allowed to evolve. Half the Linux ecosystem's problems are caused by sticking on some design that made sense in 1980. At least the command is still called sudo or run0. Changing it to doas would have been a much more breaking change. Alas, TFA blocks me with no workaround because I'm using Tor…
Sudoers glob expressions are a horrible footgun and I have little empathy for anyone complaining about their removal, especially when it’s trivial to fix with 3 extra (explicit) lines.
Could someone remind me why people use Ubuntu? I remember 20 years ago Ubuntu was marginally more user friendly. Is it the power of inertia? Ubuntu is just Debian actively made worse.
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Is The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 00:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo reached?
#11 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 00:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (11 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
23 points and 8 comments; submitted by wondersky on Nov 3, 2026.