With Microsoft's new Dev Configs, a Windows installation becomes a ready-to-use developer workstation with a single command – including WSL and Ubuntu.

Steve Ballmer’s darkest fear has come to pass: Linux has worked itself into the deepest innards of Microsoft Windows itself. At the company’s annual Build developer conference this week, Microsoft ...

Microsoft’s Build event is under way in San Francisco, USA, with the expected focus on agentic AI but also a few surprises, such as Unix-style Coreutils for Windows. CEO Satya Nadella presented ...

With Coreutils for Windows, the same shell commands and scripts should run on Windows, Linux, and WSL. Microsoft relies on the Rust implementation. For decades, Coreutils have been part of the ...

The Dev Box looks a little like a cartoon anvil or piano fell onto an Xbox Series X and flattened it. Its aluminum casing was ...

Microsoft is bringing Linux-style Coreutils and native WSL containers to Windows to simplify developer workflows.

I've been using Linux since 1997. If you intend to climb the hierarchical ladder of Linux users, then there are things you'll ...

OliveTin puts all my annoying server jobs behind browser buttons within easy reach.

May 2026 delivered a sizeable set of Linux software updates, including the set I've rounded up for your reading pleasure in ...

Unleash the power of cross-platform command-line compatibility ...

Dealing with text streams is a fundamental skill for the Linux power user. You can sort, merge, and search text files easily ...

Replacing your current Linux shell with something way more user-friendly is a lot easier than you think. Let's go Fish!