Microsoft's Linux server distribution is now available as an ISO to install on your own server or virtual machine.

It never became the next Unix, but after using it, I started seeing its fingerprints in places I already use.

Most Linux server hardening guides list everything equally. This one ranks controls by when attackers hit them: SSH in the ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

The studio's animation pipeline at the time ran across a network of Unix and Linux machines holding hundreds of thousands of ...

Linux kernel strncpy removed in Linux 7.2 after 362 patches and six years of coordinated work. The dangerous C string ...

If you use Windows today and type ls, cat, grep, or awk in a terminal, there is a good chance something useful will happen. That was not always true. For most of the history of personal computing, ...

The tools Linux developers love are coming to Windows.

For decades, Coreutils have been part of the standard repertoire for Linux administrators and developers. Those who wanted to use these tools on Windows with largely identical behavior previously ...

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 ...

I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it in earnest for over twice as long. As a member of PCMag's software team, I focus on Windows coverage, but also write about other ...