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Microsoft is doubling down on offering developers more options on Windows 10, and at Build 2017, it announced that three of the most popular Linux distributions are coming to the Windows Store. Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora will all be available to install directly from the Windows Store, making it easy to run Linux apps on any Windows 10 device. The Linux installations will run in a virtualized environment side by side with Windows, with the same command-line utilities available that you'd normally have with a full installation. Being on the Windows Store also means that the distros will be able to work on the education-focused Windows 10S. This could give Microsoft an extra edge in appealing to computer science and engineering students who may want access to the open-source operating system for developing code. https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/5/11/15625320/ubuntu-suse-linux-fedora-windows-store-microsoft-build-2017

Ubuntu 16.10 Available For Download [See What`s New] Web Upd8 - Ubuntu / Linux blog  /   noreply@blogger.com (Andrew) Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) has been released. The new version ships with Unity bug fixes, updated applications, including the GNOME 3.20 stack, an alternative experimental Unity 8 session, along with various under-the-hood improvements. Unity / Compiz changes in Ubuntu 16.10 Unity and Compiz changes in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak): low graphics mode improvements: reduced animations in the window switcher, launcher and menus (in some cases to zero); disabled blur and fade in/out; reduced shadows; Also, even if you're not using the low graphics mode, there's now an option to to skip animation in the Expo, Scale, and Show Desktop Compiz plugins; More about the improved low graphics mode in Unity 7, HERE . bottom launcher: properly decorate launcher/panel when the launcher is at the bottom; Expo and Scale Compiz plugins now...

Microsoft is bringing its database software to Linux : Microsoft's popular database software SQL Server is coming to Linux and will be available sometime next year. This is the first time that Microsoft has let SQL Server run on a platform other than Windows — it's a notable shift that means Microsoft is now prioritizing the sale of its database software over the sale of the operating system running beneath it. While that may mean fewer sales of Windows, it speaks to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's services-first approach. "Data is the core asset now," Nadella  tells The New York Times . "Our most strategic asset is not the server operating system." "This gives customers choice and reduces the concerns for lock-in." SQL Server is available in a "preview" version on Linux today, with a full release planned for the middle of 2017. IDC's enterprise infrastructure VP, Al Gillen, explains  on Microsoft's blog exactly why it...

  Unless you’re a web developer or programmer, you most likely don’t really need a whole lot of applications aside from a web browser, perhaps a media player, file manager/viewer and text editor. Maybe that’s why a lot more people nowadays own smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, etc, and can get away with not using their main computers or laptops for light web browsing. If you wish to have an equally lightweight operating system with just the tools you need but on your actual laptop, you can use Google Chrome OS or Jolicloud . Today, you can add another name to this list of lightweight computer OSes. Browser Linux is a fast-booting operating system, derived from Puppy Linux, making it a wise choice for any computer, particularly older machines. The most recent version (v. 401, released in May 2011) comes with Mozilla Firefox 4, though you can also upgrade to Firefox 5 once you boot up, or get other versions of the distro with Google Chrome. Like Puppy Linux, Browser Linux can sa...