Best of WindowsDecember 2021

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    jesseduffield/lazygit: simple terminal UI for git commands

    A simple terminal UI for git commands, written in Go with the gocui library. Binary releases for Windows, Mac OS(10.12+) or Linux, you can download a binary release here. The lazygit formula can be found in the Homebrew core to get the frequently updated one.

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    Blender 3.0 is Out, And It'll Blow Your Socks Off

    Blender 3.0 comes with new features and updates like an upgraded ‘Cycles X’ rendering engine. 2-3 times better mesh editing performance, and much faster file loading times thanks, in part, to Zstandard compression. Blender is the go-to 3D creation suite for creatives of all shades.

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    Linux Has Grown Into A Viable PC Gaming Platform And The Steam Stats Prove It

    74 of the top 100 most-played games on Steam are in "Gold" or "Platinum" status. That means the game should work "out of the box" with no modifications. The quality of Proton is a matter of ever-increasing importance as we creep closer to the February 2022 launch window for the Steam Deck.

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    Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 4

    Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 4 is now available for download. It continues our move of the IDE to fully native macOS UI, fixes many top issues, and introduces new experiences for laying out your windows and searching your source. Get the latest release using the Visual Studio > Check for Updates… menu or download it now.

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    How to Run Linux Apps on Windows 10 and 11 Using WSL

    Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) can be used to run Linux commands in Windows. WSL is available on Windows 10, but it is way more efficient on Windows 11. This article will cover what you can do on both Windows 10 and 11. To run WSL on Windows, you'll need to install WSL 2 and Ubuntu.

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    Easily run Windows software on Linux with 🍷 Bottles! ⋅ Bottles

    Bottles introduces a new way to handle Windows prefixes using environments. Environments are a combination of ready-to-use settings, libraries and dependencies.Choose between Gaming and Software environment based on the type of software you want to start. Empowered by environments you can create your own applications.

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    GNOME is Exploring a New ‘Quick Settings’ Feature

    GNOME Shell design team is exploring how to make accessing commonly used settings even easier. They’ve produced a bunch of mockups and even an animation for the feature they call ‘quick settings’ The designs look at how to handle sub-menus where advanced options can be accessed without a trip to the Settings app proper.