#windows-subsystem-for-linux

#windows-subsystem-for-linux

Agentic browser tools, an experimental feature, provides agents with a set of tools to read and interact with VS Code's integrated browser. When an agent interacts with a web page, it sees updates to page content and any warnings and errors in the console. The tools work out of the box with no need to install extra dependencies.

When I talk to users looking to make this leap, the first thing I want to discuss is the desktop environment. After all, I'd rather not send Windows users to a distribution that uses GNOME, hyprland, i3, or any other DE that in no way resembles Windows. Recently, I stumbled upon a distribution called VailuxOS that uses KDE Plasma to create a somewhat Windows-esque desktop that would make any user of a Microsoft OS feel right at home.

A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years. Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to install updates.

I've had several incarnations of the self-hosted home lab for decades. At one point, I had a small server farm of various machines that were either too old to serve as desktops or that people simply no longer wanted. I'd grab those machines, install Linux on them, and use them for various server purposes. Here are two questions you should ask yourself:

Sudo, for those not familiar with Unix systems, is a command-line utility that allows authorized users to run specific commands as another user, typically the superuser, under tightly controlled policy rules. It is a foundational component of Unix and Linux systems: without tools like sudo, administrators would be forced to rely more heavily on direct root logins or broader privilege escalation mechanisms, increasing both operational risk and attack surface.

I recently wrote about my migration away from VirtualBox to KVM/Virt-Machine for my virtual machine needs. I've found those tools to be far superior (albeit with a bit more of a learning curve) than VirtualBox. Since then, however, I've found another method of working with KVM (the Linux kernel virtual machine technology), one that not only allows me to create and manage virtual machines on my local computer, but also from any machine on my LAN. That tool is Cockpit, which makes managing your Linux machines considerably easier.

The issue focuses on how Windows handles these directories for specific user sessions. Because the kernel creates a DOS device object directory on demand, rather than at login, it cannot check whether the user is an admin during the creation process. Unlike UAC, Administrator Protection uses a hidden shadow admin account whose token handle can be returned by the system when calling the NtQueryInformationToken API function.

The updates are installed onto a different (and isolated) system image or subvolume. Once the update finishes successfully, you can switch to the new system by rebooting. Again, if the update isn't 100% successful, it will not happen. And because this all occurs on a separate partition (or image), you don't have to worry about it affecting your system's current state.

For the longest time, Linux was considered to be geared specifically for developers and computer scientists. Modern distributions are far more general purpose now -- but that doesn't mean there aren't certain distros that are also ideal platforms for developers. What makes a distribution right for developers? Although I consider app compatibility, stability, and flexibility to be essential attributes for most any Linux distribution, developers also need the right tools

The reason for this is Snap - a Linux application packaging format - creates a local Trash folder for each VS Code version, one that's separate from the system-managed Trash, according to a VS Code bug report dating back to November 11, 2024. Not only that, but Snap keeps older versions of VS Code after updates, potentially multiplying the number of local Trash folders and the trashed-but-not-deleted files therein. Emptying the system Trash folder doesn't affect the local instances.

Bash scripts are a great way to automate all sorts of repetitive tasks -- you can run backups, clear temporary files/logs, rename or batch-rename files, install or update software, and much more. Although writing such scripts isn't nearly as hard as you might think, it does take some time to learn the ins and outs of bash scripting. Also: 6 hidden Android features that are seriously useful (and how they made my life easier) Good news: If you have an Android device, you can enable the Linux terminal, which means you can create or practice your bash scripting on the go.

Ring the bells, sound the trumpet, the Linux 6.19 kernel has arrived. Linus Torvalds announced that "6.19 is out as expected -- just as the US prepares to come to a complete standstill later today, watching the latest batch of televised commercials." Because while the big news in Linux circles might be a new Linux release, Torvalds recognizes that for many people, the "big news [was] some random sporting event." American football, what can you do?

Hold on. There's yet another method, one that comes from MacOS. That method is Homebrew. What is Homebrew? Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that allows you to install command-line tools such as Python, Node.js, and more with ease.

The MSTest framework can be accessed via NuGet. With MSTest 3.4, support for WinUI framework applications is added to MSTest.Runner. With this improvement, a project sample is offered and work is under way to simplify testing of unpackaged WinUI applications. Microsoft also has improved the test runner's performance by using built-in System.Text.Json for .NET rather than Jsonite and by caching command line options.