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Microsoft's new Linux utilities for Windows are missing the point—here's why WSL wins

Maybe WSL did it better all along.
Network World

Microsoft makes Linux developers feel more at home in Windows with Coreutils release

As well as Coreutils, the Build 2026 developer conference also saw Microsoft announce WSL containers CLI and API to deploy ...
Liliputing

Windows Package Manager now supports aliases (so you can use Linux commands)

Microsoft’s Windows Package Manager is a command line tool that lets you install, update, and remove applications on PCs running Windows 10 or Windows 11. First introduced a few years ago, the ...
PC World

Windows unleashed: 7 easy programs that unlock command line powers

Windows, Microsoft, and third-party software makers supply numerous useful tools for the command line — but these are not always easy to use. Graphical user interfaces (GUI), on the other hand, ...