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AI Is Being Used To Help Modernize The Ubuntu Error Tracker

([Ubuntu] 6 Hours Ago AI + Ubuntu Error Tracker)


While some Linux distributions have begun [1]establishing AI policies , we haven't seen any communicated from the Ubuntu camp yet but will apparently be permitted at least for project infrastructure. AI is being used currently in an effort to help modernize the Ubuntu Error Tracker.

Catching my eye while going through last week's [2]Ubuntu Foundations Team updates is Canonical employee Skia [3]commenting on beginning to "play with AI" for helping port the Ubuntu Error Tracker web user interface to modern standards.

This initial AI usage was for adapting the Ubuntu Error Tracker's Apache Cassandra NoSQL distributed database usage from deprecated pyCassa to the Cassandra driver. Microsoft's GitHub Copilot coding agent is being used to help with the Ubuntu Error Tracker tasks.

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It's not clear externally the grand plans for the Ubuntu Error Tracker with how far they plan to take it to the modern standards with AI. Those wanting to see the current Ubuntu Error Tracker can do so via [5]errors.ubuntu.com . The Ubuntu Error Tracker is used for analyzing bug report counts at a macro level for helping to measure the reliability and changes in particular Ubuntu Linux releases.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Allows-AI-Contributions

[2] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/foundations-team-updates-2025-11-27/72771

[3] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/foundations-team-updates-2025-11-27/72771/9

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=2025&image=ubuntu_error_tracker_lrg

[5] https://errors.ubuntu.com/


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