Docker has realized that Microsoft's new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 has made Windows much more attractive both to Docker and its container developers for both Windows and Linux platforms.

Unlike the original Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL 2 uses virtualization technology, but Microsoft says it’s much faster than a typical virtual machine, taking about two seconds to boot and ...

It was all possible because I’m running the latest preview build of the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which has added new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

This is the first time that Docker has been available on Windows Home versions 1903 and 1909!" This kind of support comes as a result of Microsoft building a "full Linux kernel into WSL 2 ...

Docker LinuxKit: Secure Linux containers for Windows, macOS, and clouds Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor April 18, 2017 at 12:04 p.m. PT ...

Docker announced that its native Docker Desktop Windows application will soon switch to the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) from the Windows-native Hyper-V virtualization it currently uses.

All is changing with Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. Instead of emulating the Linux kernel APIs on the NT kernel, WSL 2 is going to run a full Linux kernel in a lightweight virtual machine.

The ‘vim’ editor running inside the Linux subsystem in Windows. 2. These are real Linux binaries and run as-is — to a point. When Microsoft first announced this during Build 2016, it ...

After months of work, Microsoft is bringing the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 to Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909. ... Docker, FUSE, rsync, etc. Full Linux kernel built into WSL 2; ...

Although containers emerged from the land of Linux, Microsoft has wholeheartedly embraced them. Beginning with Windows Server 2016, the company began offering two types of Docker-compatible ...