# Ubuntu 26.10 Moves cp, mv & rm Over To Rust Coreutils For 100% Transition

DevFeed: [Ubuntu 26.10 Moves cp, mv & rm Over To Rust Coreutils For 100% Transition](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ubuntu-26-10-moves-cp-mv-rm-over-to-rust-coreutils-for-100-transition-31412.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Completes-Rust-Coreutils>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-16T12:26:49Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [Bevy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bevy.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Programming language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming-language.md>)

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## AI overview

Ubuntu 26.10 completes its transition from GNU Coreutils to Rust Coreutils, with the cp, mv, and rm commands now provided by the Rust-based project. Earlier Ubuntu releases had delayed this change because of compatibility issues.

## Source excerpt

While Ubuntu Linux has been making use of the Rust Coreutils project over the past year since Ubuntu 25.10 as an alternative to GNU Coreutils and part of their effort to get more system components implemented in the memory-safety-focused Rust programming language, Ubuntu 26.10 finally completes the transition with the cp, mv, and rm commands now coming from Rust Coreutils...