By typing simple, text-based commands into Windows' PowerShell, you can quickly install apps directly from the Microsoft ...

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

Homebrew is a tool for installing command-line apps. Homebrew is available for both Linux and MacOS. There are tons of apps that can be installed via Homebrew. For some, installing and managing apps ...

A new pick-your-package setup is on the way as YouTube TV readies genre-specific plans for early 2026. YouTube TV isn't cheap. A monthly subscription costs an eye-watering $82.99, a far cry from its ...

Ten malicious packages mimicking legitimate software projects in the npm registry download an information-stealing component that collects sensitive data from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The ...

Generally, Python comes pre-installed in Ubuntu, but if it’s not available on your Linux distro for some reason, you can install Python in Ubuntu in a few steps. If you’re a developer, Python is ...

This is important because: Microsoft is closing the side doors to offline setup. As familiar workarounds disappear, most people are guided toward a Microsoft account on day one, which narrows choice ...

On Linux, software rarely comes as a single file you can just download and run. Most programs depend on many other components, such as libraries, utilities, or frameworks, to function properly.

Python developers often need to install and manage third-party libraries. The most reliable way to do this is with pip, Python’s official package manager. To avoid package conflicts and system errors, ...

When I first started using Linux in the late 90s, there was really only one way to install an application. You would download the app, unpack the archive, run the ...

When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...