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Ubuntu Server discusses dropping wget in favor of #curl in 2026: discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-…

Ubuntu Server Seed Changes for 25.10

What follows is a public spec related to the Ubuntu Server seeds. It does not contain specific definitions about seeds, how they relate to the ISOs, nor a long history. It is an implementation spec to show changes planned for 25.10.

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#curl

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Ariadne Conill 🐰

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with wcurl that's not even that bad

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Schamschula

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I just noticed that FreeBSD installs wcurl as a bonus when you install curl. The OS default method is fetch, no wget.

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gullevek ☢️ 🇯🇵

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wget. Will I ever unlearn the muscle memory of just wget URL. Doubt I ever will

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James Just James

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wget2 is so bad, I almost support this :/ I only wish curl had the wget API where you can just do `wget URL` and be done. I think there's a wrapper.

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Ubuntu Server Seed Changes for 25.10

Ariadne Conill 🐰

Schamschula

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James Just James

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