Friday, September 1, 2017

Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL)

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an optional Windows feature that allows you to run in order to run Bash shell scripts and Linux command-line applications without using a virtual machine.  WSL is designed as a development tool and not as a Linux production tool.  It is installed under Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off – > Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Further documentation can be found at learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about and the Windows Command Line Tools Blog.

Update: WSL 2 is the latest major version change.  WSLg (Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI) allows users to run Linux GUI applications (X11 and Wayland) on Windows.

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