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Now developers can deploy ANY Linux flavor as Windows Subsystem for Linux

By Ayush Vij | March 29, 2018

With the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in August 2016, Microsoft added a new feature called Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here, any user running Windows 10 Pro could run the Linux terminals from their Windows 10 desktop environment. Earlier, […]

New Linux Malware attacks AVTech IOT devices

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 15, 2017

A new malware that targets Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices has been detected by Search-Lab, a Security research and development firm. This Linux ARM malware called as ELF_IMEIJ.A exploits a vulnerability in devices from AVTech, a surveillance technology company. […]

Clear Linux OS now available in Azure Marketplace

By AnkitChawla@TWC | January 20, 2017

Microsoft today announced the much-awaited availability of Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture in the Azure Marketplace. Clear Linux OS is a free and open source Linux distribution software built from the ground up for cloud and data center environments and built to complement the […]

Microsoft joins Linux Foundation as Platinum Member

By AnkitChawla@TWC | November 17, 2016

In an unexpected turn of events, the prestigious Linux Foundation announced that Microsoft, the world’s second most valuable corporation, had joined as a Platinum member during Microsoft Connect event held in New York. This move comes after Microsoft has […]

Linux 4.8 Kernel Support for Microsoft Surface 3 touchscreen

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | October 5, 2016

After subjecting it to repeated tests and lot of tweaks, Linux 4.8 Kernel was finally made available for Windows Surface tablet. The availability of Linux Kernel 4.8 for Surface tablets signals the merger of Linux and Windows and marks the […]

Microsoft’s Service Fabric is now available on Linux

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | September 15, 2016

Businesses around the world have been relying a lot on the cloud to fuel innovation. Cloud apps are slowly becoming the future because they do not need to be installed on a computer to work. The only downside is the […]

Microsoft launches Skype Alpha On Linux, Chrome

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 14, 2016

What comes as good news for Linux users, Microsoft has finally announced an update to its outdated Skype for Linux application. The company released the Alpha version of Skype app for Linux client yesterday bringing years of neglect to an […]

Sign up for the Preview of Azure Service Fabric on Linux

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | June 27, 2016

Service Fabric makes the work of managing and developing cloud applications simpler. Its deployment is simple and manageable since applications are built and run in small building blocks — known as microservices. Microsoft had earlier introduced Azure Service Fabric somewhere […]

Microsoft gets Oracle’s Linux man on board

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 4, 2016

Wim Coekaerts, the senior vice president of Linux and virtualization engineering for Oracle is now a Microsoft man. Famously called as “Mr. Linux” at Oracle, Coekaerts helped Oracle become a Linux superpower in his 20 year tenure. Coekaerts joined Oracle […]

Ubuntu soon to run on Windows 10

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | March 30, 2016

You may soon be able to run Ubuntu on Windows 10. The Redmond giant Microsoft has reportedly partnered with Canonical with a goal to bring Ubuntu on Windows 10. Users will now be able to run Ubuntu as a subsystem […]

Linux Mint website hacked; Users downloaded compromised versions of Linux Mint OS

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | February 21, 2016

Today, an important update has come from Clement Lefebvre, the leader of the Linux Mint project for the users of the Linux Mint OS. According to this update, the servers where the Linux Mint website is hosted have been hacked […]

New Linux Trojan takes Screenshots and Records Audio

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | January 20, 2016

A recent report released by Doctor Web has detected a new Trojan for Linux users. The Trojan named as the Linux.Ekocms.1 reportedly takes the screenshots, download different files on the compromised machine and helps the hackers spy on the users. […]

Microsoft introduces new Certification for Azure on Linux

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | December 11, 2015

Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Linux on Azure Junction. The non-profit organization has been created in tandem with the Linux foundation and will cater for the mass innovation needs thanks to its open source approach, further […]

Microsoft and Red Hat announce a Partnership

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | November 7, 2015

Redmond giant Microsoft and Red Hat, the Linux vendor are now partners. The companies recently revealed their partnership via official blog posts. The sole aim of this partnership according to the companies is to help users deploying the Red Hat […]

AV-TEST tests Linux security solutions against Linux and Windows threats

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | October 10, 2015

The recent tests on Linux security solutions by AV-Test Lab indicate a worrisome situation – Linux systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Yes, Linux machines are no more completely secure. The test results show that Linux systems can act as […]

Microsoft offering limited support for Azure where Linux is concerned

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | July 18, 2015

Linux on Azure is a thing, but Microsoft will only provide limited support. It means that if you’re not very knowledgeable about troubleshooting Linux for Azure, then don’t go to Microsoft for help with your problems. We’re not exactly certain […]

Microsoft and Docker unite Linux and Windows in the cloud

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | June 26, 2015

Microsoft has made it clear over the past decade that it is a big supporter of Linux, and today the company made that claim even more precise. At DockerCon 2015, Microsoft announced that it will support Docker by integrating the […]

Microsoft announces Free Visual Studio Code for Linux, OSX and Windows

By ChethanThimmappa@TWCN | April 30, 2015

Microsoft announced a new cross-platform code editor called Visual Studio Code in the BUILD 2015 conference. Visual Studio Code is a first of its kind, lightweight cross-platform code editor for writing modern web and cloud applications that runs on OS […]

Windows 10 Secure Boot requirement could make Linux user’s life harder

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 29, 2015

If you are a Linux open source operating system user then this recent news from Microsoft can make your life tougher. The new Secure Boot requirements can make installing the Linux operating system much harder than it ever used to […]

Kernel vulnerability in Linux discovered

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | May 16, 2013

All Linux loyalists have a firm belief that it is one of the most secure systems around. However, the lack of security advisories for the OS has been the subject of intense criticism for many in security circles recently. Some […]

Linux Foundation UEFI Secure Boot System released

By VasudevG@TWC | February 12, 2013

UEFI Secure Boot System has now been released. This was released to Linux Foundation by Microsoft. This release will allow Linux to work on computers running UEFI firmware. “The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a […]

Linux Academy to offer free lessons

By RogerDunning@TWCN | December 23, 2012

People who love programming and Linux have high regards for Linux Academy. The academy not only helps web developers polish their Linux skills anytime they want but also get valuable help needed for Linux study. It also offers hands on […]

Free Software Foundation says Ubuntu acting as Spyware

By RogerDunning@TWCN | December 8, 2012

Richard Stallman President and Founder of The Free Software Foundation has claimed that Ubuntu is tracking its users and selling its data. Specifically he called Ubuntu Linux a spyware because it collected data about users searches and sent it to […]

Linux Foundation websites hacked

By AnandKhanse@TWC | September 12, 2011

The LinuxFoundation.org, Linux.com and Kernel.org websites have been taken offline. The reason? They appear to have been hacked! While how this has exactly happened has not been explained, it does appear that kernel.org was compromised which gave the hackers root […]

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