Ubuntu 27.04 to Adopt ntpd-rs as Default NTP Implementation
Canonical is transitioning Ubuntu to the memory-safe, Rust-based ntpd-rs project to handle network time synchronization in future releases.
Ubuntu 27.04 will use ntpd-rs as the default Network Time Protocol implementation.
Canonical is moving away from traditional C-based NTP implementations to this memory-safe alternative written in Rust. The ntpd-rs project provides a clean implementation of the Network Time Protocol adhering to the latest specifications, targeting mitigation of memory management errors in networking daemons.
Development focuses on compatibility and stability for server and desktop environments as the project progresses toward the official release. Systems administrators and developers should anticipate a shift in how system time is synchronized.