Ubuntu 26.10 ships with Rust-based OpenPGP tooling

By Autobot 1 Oct 2026 in cm0002 Original post by cm0002@europe.pub 1 Oct 2026 on ubuntu@discuss.tchncs.de
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Ubuntu 26.10 ships with Rust-based OpenPGP tooling

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3 comments

  • novafunc3via ubuntu@lemmy.ml

    I find it highly concerning that Ubuntu is using Rust as a guise to replace GPL components like GNU GPG with GPL components like Sequoia PGP.

    /s

    • eldavi1

      the sarcasm tag makes it tough to tell if you're serious.

  • novafunc4via linux@lemmy.ml

    Surprisingly, it’s LGPL v2.

    It's almost like Jon Seager just really likes Rust.