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

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  • 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

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  • Canonical is shutting down Ubuntu Pastebin and old Linux support links may suddenly die XDA Developers
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