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How To Install Microsoft Edge On Linux?

Abubakar Mohammed December 9, 2021

Want to switch to the latest Microsoft Edge on Linux? We’ve got you covered!

Why Does Eric Raymond Think Windows Will Lose Desktop War To Linux?

Sarvottam Kumar October 2, 2020

Last week, Eric Steven Raymond (often known as ESR) penned an article arguing that this could be the last phase of desktop wars and Linux

Linux Filesystem Like EXT4 Now Accessible In Windows WSL 2

Sarvottam Kumar September 11, 2020

A few months ago, Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603 added support for full “Linux file integration” in the File Explorer app, which allows you to

Microsoft Ports Windows “Process Monitor” Tool To Linux

Sarvottam Kumar July 18, 2020

Since 2015, when Microsoft first declared its love for Linux publicly, it kept on contributing and bringing its Windows software to the Linux platform. Years

Microsoft Defender ATP Now Available For Ubuntu And Other Linux Distros

Sarvottam Kumar June 24, 2020

Ever since Microsoft changed the name of its Windows Defender to Microsoft Defender, it has been working to extend its ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) security

Microsoft Announces First Preview Of GPU Support Within WSL2

Sarvottam Kumar June 19, 2020

Last month at the Build 2020 conference, Microsoft demonstrated a few samples of Linux GUI-based apps running on Windows 10 directly from WSL2. Along the

Microsoft Brings Linux GUI Apps To Windows 10 Via WSL2

Sarvottam Kumar May 20, 2020

During the Build 2020 virtual conference, Microsoft announced a list of new improvements to its Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). One of them includes

Microsoft Was Wrong About Open Source, Now Single Largest Contributor

Microsoft Admits: “We Were Wrong About Open Source”

Sarvottam Kumar May 19, 2020

During a virtual MIT event, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal counsel, admitted that Microsoft had the wrong perception of open-source culture back in

Open Source Wins: Microsoft Is Bringing exFAT File System To Linux Kernel

Aditya Tiwari August 29, 2019

Linux users have known the pain of dealing with exFAT-formatted flash drives and SD cards on their computers. Thankfully Microsoft, which has recently become a

Windows 10 To Soon Ship With Full Linux Kernel

Adarsh Verma May 7, 2019

On Fossbytes, we keep covering different developments that have the power to change the course of open source software evolution and adoption of the Linux