Windows Subsystem for Linux has quietly become one of the most consequential developer features in Windows 11 — not because it’s flashy, but because it removes long-standing friction between two operating systems that many of us need to use every day. What used to require dual‑booting, slow...
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GNOME 48.3: A “boring” bugfix release that quietly makes Linux desktops better — and why Windows users should care
GNOME rolled out the 48.3 point release on July 8, 2025, as the third maintenance update in the GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” series. On paper, it’s a routine set of refinements. In...
Azure Linux 3.0 has arrived and — quietly, deliberately — Microsoft has folded a modern, hardened, cloud-native Linux into the backbone of AKS, WSL, and a growing set of Azure services, shipping a new kernel, updated runtimes, multi-architecture builds and closer integration with cloud-native...
When Microsoft rewrote its Linux support into WSL2 it solved the subsystem’s compatibility and many performance problems — but it didn’t convert Windows into a full Linux host. For the majority of developers and tinkerers, WSL2 now delivers the right amount of Linux: a real kernel running in a...
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A hush has fallen over the Windows and Linux communities as Microsoft issues a highly targeted update for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), addressing a critical security vulnerability that, as of now, remains shrouded in secrecy. With only a vague clue—CVE-2025-53788—disclosed ahead of...
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In a move emblematic of the evolving relationship between Microsoft and the open-source community, Fedora Linux has officially joined the array of distributions available through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows. This noteworthy milestone, widely reported and confirmed by trusted...
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Arch Linux fans, rejoice—the eternal struggle to run your favorite minimal, rolling-release obsession within Windows just got a lot easier thanks to the magic of Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL. But what does it all mean for power users, sysadmins, and anyone who likes their...
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