Julian andres klode, an apt maintainer, has announced plans to introduce hard rust dependencies into apt starting may 2026 Apt (advanced package tool) is the central tool for package management in debian and distributions based on it, such as ubuntu Debian’s apt package manager to integrate rust code by may 2026 debian developers confirm that rust will become a hard dependency for apt starting may 2026, aligning with modern development practices.
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A maintainer of debian's advanced package tool (apt) has announced plans to introduce hard rust dependencies into apt starting may 2026, reports the blog it's foss
Debian's apt package manager will have a hard requirement on rust from may 2026
This move may make some rather big waves Known for its stability, conservatism, and caution in adopting new technologies, debian has officially confirmed that by may 2026, its apt package manager will include rust code in its core. Apt to gain rust code from may 2026 as debian modernises its package manager.
