Wine, the free open-source software for running Windows apps on Linux, macOS, & BSD, announced a new development 9.3 release this Friday. The new Wine 9.3 improved proxy configuration reading and writing by using new option to query global proxy settings, and wininet functions to set proxy settings. The release also introduced a new HID […]
Microsoft has announced a temporary reprieve for developers using VS Code to connect to servers, clouds, container, and other devices running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. As I covered last week, Microsoft pushed out an update to VS Code that bumps its glibc requi…
For .NET developers, the latest .NET 8 can be installed on old Ubuntu 18.04 and/or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS easily through PPA. .NET 8 was released few months ago in November, 2023. It’s a new LTS release with 3 years support, and features new code generator “Dynamic Profile-Guided Optimization” (PGO), AVX-512 instruction set, out-of-the-box AI features, […]
Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has dropped support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS — a move causing issues for scores of developers. VS Code 1.86 (aka the ‘January 2024’ update) saw Microsoft bump the minimum build requirements for the text ed…
VS Code and VS Codium look identical at first glance, but that’s not the case. Let’s take a look at their differences.
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Microsoft announced .NET 8 a few days ago. Here’s a step by step guide shows how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. .NET 8 is a new LTS release with 3 years support. It features new code generator “Dynamic Profile-Guided Optimization” (PGO), AVX-512 instruction set, out-of-the-box AI features, first preview of .NET Aspire, native […]
If you’re rocking up to the Ubuntu Summit in Riga, Lativa next week you’ll find yourself in the company of Microsoft. Yes, the makers of Windows (and one-time arch enemy of Linux) has announced it’s attending the Ubuntu Summit. Why? T…
Time’s ticking for Azure MariaDB users. By 9/19/2025, all workloads will be gone. Microsoft recommends migrating to Azure MySQL.
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This week FOSS News Roundup also includes a list of some goodies coming to KDE Plasma 6.
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Discover the best free and open-source alternatives to the proprietary document management and storage system Microsoft SharePoint.
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Microsoft Edge (dev) on Ubuntu 23.04
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Here’s a (hopefully toy) cat to toss amongst the pigeons – Microsoft is rumoured to be eyeing up a deal that would make Bing the default search engine in Mozilla Firefox. The rumour, by way of The Information, claims senior Microsoft execs …
Nextcloud announced it now has a SharePoint replacement ready, and Deutsche Telekom has made Nextcloud Office available to the users of MagentaCLOUD.
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Mono is a free, open-source, and cross-platform implementation of Microsoft’s .NET framework. Here’s how to install it in RHEL systems.
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Linux kernels will no longer support RNDIS drivers. Is this a good move? What does this mean for you? Find out here.
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GNU/Linux is growing rapidly in India, and some Indian sites have begun attacking GNU/Linux with totally fabricated claims sponsored by Microsoft. Learn more here.
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When the Microsoft Teams Linux app was axed last year users of the popular, proprietary messaging service were told: “don’t panic, a Progressive Web App (PWA) replacement is on the…
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Microsoft Planner is a planning application available on the Microsoft 365 platform. Learn about the best free and open source alternatives to Microsoft Planner here.
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Cybercriminals wielding the FARGO (aka Mallox, aka TargetCompany) ransomware are targeting MS SQL servers. Learn more here.
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Microsoft has released a new 0.67.6 version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux, which includes long-awaited systemd support. This elevates the system to a whole new level, opening up many possibilities.
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