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These 10 open-source apps built Linux into what it is today

On the server and on the desktop, these apps helped showcase what Linux can do.
TweakTown

Five Command-Line tools that fix Windows problems faster than clicking through settings

Learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware. Sometimes when something breaks in Windows, I skip the Settings app and go straight to Command Prompt. Five built-in commands handle the bulk of ...
Ars Technica

Google’s new command-line tool can plug OpenClaw into your Workspace data

The command line is hot again. For some people, command lines were never not hot, of course, but it’s becoming more common now in the age of AI. Google launched a Gemini command-line tool last year, ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
PC World

Microsoft Store goes zero-clutter—through the command line

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has introduced a command-line interface for the Microsoft Store, offering a text-based alternative to the traditional graphical interface. The CLI enables users to ...
Windows Central

Microsoft just made a command line version of the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 — install and update your apps without a GUI

Microsoft has announced the Store CLI, a command-line interface for managing and installing Windows apps from the Microsoft Store. It's similar to WinGet, except the Store CLI only works for apps that ...
ZDNet

8 free Linux apps that make tricky tasks surprisingly easy - no command line required

You don't have to use the command line in Linux. With the help of these free GUIs, Linux becomes much easier. These tools can be easily installed. Linux is becoming ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: WMIC will be removed after Windows 11 25H2 upgrade

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool will be removed after upgrading to Windows 11 25H2 and later. WMIC is a legacy built-in Windows ...
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Microsoft to Retire Graph CLI Tool, Pushes Users to PowerShell

Microsoft Corp will discontinue its Graph command-line interface tool next year, citing declining usage and overlap with existing developer tools as the company consolidates its software development ...
GitHub

[Bug]: There seems to be an issue with configuring ommysql with syslog if client config files have include statements

I have been trying to configure an rsyslog server to talk to a MySQL database using the ommysql module. However, one issue that I have noticed is that includes in .cnf files are not being included as ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft open sources a command-line text editor and more at Build

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company direct ...