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Ubuntu wiki gets its first overhaul in 16 years

An all-new Ubuntu Wiki has gone live, giving the information hub its first substantive overhaul since 2010. The updated wiki now runs on MediaWiki, which adds a slate of modern backend and frontend features readers and editors alike will appreciate, e.g., search auto-suggest, mobile-friendly adaptations, light/dark mode, a WYSIWYG editor and more. Security was also a motivation, since the sites – there were actually two wikis – ran on an old stack tied Python 2, leaving it exposed to vulnerabilities. Ubuntu's new wiki will serve a different role to the old one. In years past, the Ubuntu Wiki was used to [...]

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Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-wiki-redesign Sep 22, 2026, 09:08 PM