> Ubuntu developers have decided to remove wget from the default install of Ubuntu Server 25.10, in favour of wcurl, which offers similar functionality.
> It’s part of a wider effort to streamline Ubuntu Server and reduced the number of duplicated tools included in a default install.
> The wcurl wrapper is included within the curl 8.14.x package in Ubuntu 25.10, and translates basic wget commands to curl versions.
> It’s part of a wider effort to streamline Ubuntu Server and reduced the number of duplicated tools included in a default install.
> The wcurl wrapper is included within the curl 8.14.x package in Ubuntu 25.10, and translates basic wget commands to curl versions.