Microsoft is bringing a preview of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. The move is designed to help make it easier to get the latest WSL updates without having to go through Windows ... Read more
The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), which made its debut on Windows 10 with the May 2020 Update is now available on previous versions of the OS.
There was a time when Microsoft took a much different approach to Linux, but much has changed, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is becoming an essential tool for developers and IT managers. The latest version of WSL, known ... Read more
For the better part of their history, Microsoft championed a Windows first approach to application development. But as of late, in an effort to remain competitive and lure developers back to the platform, a series of changes have taken place. ... Read more
At Build 2019 Microsoft gave developers and power users many things to be happy about, but perhaps one of the biggest surprises was the announcement of the Windows Terminal. For those not familiar with what a Terminal is or what ... Read more
The new Windows Terminal is designed to be a hub to access to the most widely used developer tools on Windows such as PowerShell, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Cmd.
One of Microsoft's most beloved additions to Windows 10, well at least it gets a lot of developer love, is WSL, or Windows Subsystem for Linux. With it, developers and administrators can get to a Linux command line directly from ... Read more
Microsoft today announced developers can now sideload custom Linux distributions to the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux (WSL.)
The popular Debian Linux distribution has also become available in the Microsoft Store on Windows 10.
Windows Server Insider build 16257 brought a number of new features, including WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux. In a post on the Windows blog, Microsoft provides more detail on what the WSL is and why Microsoft chose to include WSL ... Read more
Bash/WSL - some additions that came to the Windows command-line family back during the Anniversary Update - now has a frankly overwhelming number of improvements.
Changes will be coming to the to Windows Subsystem for Linux in upcoming Windows 10 Insider builds.
Brown's nearly 4,000-word post includes details on how users can run or manage server and devices utilizing Linux subsets, tips and examples of remote scripting, managing Windows files, filing HTTP request, building and playing NetHack running Python all while still maintaining a Windows 10 environment.