Microsoft is open-sourcing its Windows Subsystem for Linux. Developers will be able to download the code, build it from source, and add fixes or features.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets anyone get used to Linux without having to dive in head first. Because installing new distros is so simple, you can just try out a new distro for fun.

You can access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using Explorer on Windows 11/10. Open Explorer from WSL Terminal or launch the root from Explorer.

An update, dubbed Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, did just that, and was rolled out to testers in 2019. In 2021, Microsoft pulled the code from Windows. After all, ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables the start of a Linux system and the use of Linux applications under Windows. Performance can also be improved with a new kernel.

WSL 2 or Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 is an iterative update to Windows Subsystem for Linux 1. Being so much better than WSL 1, it is obvious that one must upgrade to WSL 2.

Microsoft has introduced Fedora 42, another official distribution in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). However, this announcement was delayed. Fedora has already been listed in the officially ...

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Click on 'Turn Windows features on or off' Check the 'Windows Subsystem for Linux' box. Restart your computer. Search the Microsoft store for 'Linux' Click on the 'Get the App' Button associated with ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been enriched by a renowned distribution: Arch Linux is now officially available in it. Save to Pocket listen Print view Arch Linux is now available in ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux drops the preview label, releases version 1.0 by Brad Linder 11/22/2022 11/22/2022 9 Comments on Windows Subsystem for Linux drops the preview label, releases version 1.0 ...