DOS Subsystem For Linux Appeared For Users Who Prefer An MS-DOS
Inspired by WSL, DOS Subsystem for Linux (DSL) allowing users to make use of both DOS and Linux applications from the DOS command prompt.
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Thunderbird OpenPGP Support Was Finally Implemented After 21 Years
Mozilla's mail reader Thunderbird has implemented OpenPGP support, first requested 21 years ago. You no longer need to use Enigmail.
Firefox 81 Released, Brings A New “Alpenglow” Theme
Firefox 81 is out as the newest monthly update to the Mozilla web browser and brings a new "Alpenglow" theme.
Microsoft Edge For Linux Preview Is Coming In October
Linux users will soon be able to enjoy the new Microsoft Edge for Linux. They will get the same Edge experience as users on Windows and macOS.
Mozilla Shuts Down Firefox Notes And Firefox Send
The company revealed that both Firefox Send and Firefox Notes “are being decommissioned and will no longer be a part of our product family.”
GNOME Adopting The New Versioning Scheme, Drops 3.x
The GNOME release team announced a new versioning scheme whereby the next release in six months time will be GNOME 40.0.
GNOME 3.38 Is Here With New App Grid And Better Performence
There are not many major visible changes for GNOME 3.38. Mostly on the native GNOME Apps and performance improvements.
Xfce 4.16 Pre1 Dropping GTK2 Support, Introducing New Icons
Xfce 4.16 pre1 is the next constant version environment, which can formally replace 4.14. Let see what’s coming in the next stable release.
Windows 10 KB4571756 Update Breaks WSL 2
Multiple Windows 10 version 2004 users are reporting they're unable to launch WSL 2 after installing security update, detailed in KB4571756.
Inkscape 1.0.1 Released With Patched Crashes & Bugs
In Inkscape 1.0.1 you'll find a few features, too, along with translation updates for more than a dozen languages.