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

Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 30, 2026): apl-2.0: GNU APL is a free interpreter for the programming language APL. It is an implementation of the ISO stan ...

Decades-old Bash shell tricks can bypass safeguards in most open source AI coding agents, creating a new software supply ...

Kali Linux 2026.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 9 new tools and numerous Kali NetHunter improvements. The Kali Linux distro is designed for cybersecurity ...

Security tooling is not written in a single language. Python powers most automation. C sits at the exploit layer. PowerShell ...

A minimal Linux distro from Microsoft? Anything is possible.

NetBSD is a real Unix that can run almost anywhere. Can it run as a desktop?

After a delay when a microcode-related boot problem surfaced, FreeBSD 15.1 is now available. Laptop support is getting there, but a GUI from the installer isn't – yet. You'll have to put in some extra ...

Learning to program in C on an online platform can provide structured learning and a certification to show along with your resume. Learning C can still be useful in 2026, especially if you want to ...

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 victory of GPT-5.5 aligns with recent third-party analysis suggesting that OpenAI's models are currently superior at strictly adhering to multi-part, complex prompts.

With Coreutils for Windows, the same shell commands and scripts should run on Windows, Linux, and WSL. Microsoft relies on ...