Ubuntu 26.10 retires dbus-daemon after 22 year run as default
(https://i0.wp.com/www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dbusbroker.webp?resize=406%2C232&ssl=1) Ubuntu 26.10 is replacing its D-Bus implementation for the first time since 2004, swapping dbus-daemon for dbus-broker – a change end-users are unlikely to notice. Processes on your desktop talk to each other and to the host system using D-Bus, a 'message' bus. This is what the Ubuntu Dock uses to show unread-count badges for apps, what tells your desktop a USB drive has been plugged in, and so on. Two buses are in play. There's aa system bus, shared across the whole device, handling hardware and background services, and a user session bus to handle desktop and app integrations [...]
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Categories: News, dbus, Ubuntu 26.10
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-10-dbus-broker Jul 11, 2026, 04:56 AM