Windows Central reports: Microsoft is working on a software solution that would allow app developers to bring their Android apps to Windows 10 with little to no code changes by packaging them as an MSIX and allowing developers to submit them to the Microsoft Store. According to sources familiar with the matter, the project is codenamed ‘Latte’ and I’m told it…
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‘No, Microsoft Won’t Rebase Windows to Linux’ Argues Canonical’s Manager for Ubuntu on WSL
Last month Eric Raymond suggested Microsoft might be moving to a Linux kernel that emulates Windows. ZDNet contributing editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argued such a move “makes perfect sense”, and open source advocate Jack Wallen even suggested Microsoft abandon Windows altogether for a new distro named Microsoft Linux. It eventually drew the attention of Canonical’s engineering manager for Ubuntu on WSL,…
Graphical Linux Apps Are Coming to Windows Subsystem for Linux
ZDNet reports:
At the Microsoft Build 2020 virtual developers’ conference, CEO Satya Nadella announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.0 would soon support Linux GUIs and applications. That day is closer now than ever before. At the recent X.Org Developers Conference, Microsoft partner developer lead Steve Pronovost revealed that Microsoft has made it possible to run graphical Linux applications within WSL….
WSL 2 In Windows 10 Now Supports Mounting Linux Filesystems Like EXT4
rastos1 writes: Starting with Windows Insiders preview build 20211, WSL 2 will be offering a new feature: wsl –mount. This new parameter allows a physical disk to be attached and mounted inside WSL 2, which enables you to access filesystems that aren’t natively supported by Windows (such as ext4).
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Source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/09/11/1642202/wsl-2-in-windows-10-now-supports-mounting-linux-filesystems-like-ext4?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed…
Microsoft Announces It Won’t Be the Ones Building PHP 8.0 for Windows
Today I learned that Microsoft “has been providing support for the development and building of the PHP programming language on Windows,” according to Bleeping Computer. “This support includes developing security patches for PHP and creating native Windows builds.” But that’s going to change:
Microsoft has announced that it will not offer support in ‘any capacity’ for PHP for Windows 8.0 when it…
Microsoft Debuts Windows Package Manager For Your Dev Environment
An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: It’s finally happening. Microsoft is giving developers a command line interface to install their favorite tools. That’s right — at Build 2020 today, Microsoft announced Windows Package Manager in preview. This is not simply about helping developers build for Windows. It’s about helping developers and businesses embrace Windows. Microsoft is on a mission…
Microsoft Launches Windows Terminal 1.0, Unveils GPU Support and Linux GUI Apps in WSL
At Build 2020 today, Microsoft gave developers a slew of new tools to coax them into using Windows over macOS or Linux. From a report: Windows Terminal is now out of preview for enterprises, and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is getting support for GPUs, Linux GUI apps, and a simplified install experience. Microsoft even released a Windows Package Manager…
Microsoft Seeks To Join the Official Linux-Distros Mailing List
Microsoft’s transformation into a fully paid-up member of the Linux love-train continued this week as the Windows giant sought to join the exclusive club that is the official linux-distros mailing list. From a report: The purpose of the linux-distros list is used by Linux distributions to privately report, coordinate, and discuss security issues yet to reach the general public; oss-security is…