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People are troubleshooting and planning around Ubuntu 26.04 and related infrastructure—most notably ZFS support issues, Ubuntu service outages, and how to run Ubuntu in virtualized environments (VMs, NAS, and Apple Silicon Macs). There’s also discussion of Canonical shutting down Ubuntu Pastebin and older support links, plus a new Ubuntu Core track aimed at long-term IoT security maintenance.

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Key Takeaway Ubuntu 26.04 users should be cautious about storage stack compatibility—ZFS shipped with an unsupported version, and infrastructure/support links may be changing or unavailable.
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Ubuntu 26.04 users should be cautious about storage stack compatibility—ZFS shipped with an unsupported version, and infrastructure/support links may be changing or unavailable.

People are troubleshooting and planning around Ubuntu 26.04 and related infrastructure—most notably ZFS support issues, Ubuntu service outages, and how to run Ubuntu in virtualized environments (VMs, NAS, and Apple Silicon Macs). There’s also discussion of Canonical shutting down Ubuntu Pastebin and older support links, plus a new Ubuntu Core track aimed at long-term IoT security maintenance.

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Top 2 signals · Ubuntu 26.04 users should be cautious about storage stack
TrueNAS Forum · 2d ago
Creating and connecting to Ubuntu server VM
Tweakers · 2d ago
'Ubuntu zonder Snap'-distro QuarkOS 26.04 is uit, wel met alleen KDE Plasma

Briefing Findings · Ubuntu 26.04 users should be cautious about storage stack

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ZFS status Ships with an unsupported ZFS version
outage duration Ubuntu infrastructure down for more than a day

What to Watch

  • Verify when Canonical’s Ubuntu infrastructure returns, especially for updates, auth, or related services referenced by uptime discussions. Ars Technica
  • Follow announcements about the shutdown of Ubuntu Pastebin and migration/archival of old Linux support links. XDA Developers

What Changed

  • Canonical is shutting down Ubuntu Pastebin and old Linux support links may suddenly die XDA Developers
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Why fix what isn't broken?

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How did we get to this point?

One of the big talking points when it comes to comparing Linux to Windows is how much lighter Linux can be and how it still supports lower-end or older hardware. But when you look at Ubuntu, that seems to be less and less true as time goes on. Being the default for so many people, Canonical has felt the need to load Ubuntu with a lot of things to make things easier, but in doing so, Ubuntu has, in many ways, become almost as bloated as Windows. We've talked about that before, and there are options to have a lighter Ubuntu experience, but just look at what's happening with the upcoming release

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