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| - | ===== wsl2 ===== | + | ===== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ===== |
| + | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables (in ELF format) natively on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. | ||
| + | In May 2019, WSL 2 was announced, introducing important changes such as a real Linux kernel, through a subset of Hyper-V features. Since June 2019, WSL 2 is available to Windows 10 customers through the Windows Insider program, including the Home edition. | ||
| - | ==== upgrading to wsl2 ==== | + | ==== upgrading to WSL 2 ==== |
| I upgraded to wsl2 today, it runs a lightweight Hyper-V VM with a real Linux kernel so there is no syscall translation layer needed, all programs work perfectly now, htop for example, doesn' | I upgraded to wsl2 today, it runs a lightweight Hyper-V VM with a real Linux kernel so there is no syscall translation layer needed, all programs work perfectly now, htop for example, doesn' | ||
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| Files under /mnt/c, mnt/d etc, are fully maintained by use of a filesystem bridge using the [[https:// | Files under /mnt/c, mnt/d etc, are fully maintained by use of a filesystem bridge using the [[https:// | ||
| - | copy to windows clipboard: '' | + | To install wsl fresh, please follow: https:// |
| - | ==== bootstrap scripts | + | ==== bootstrapping new ubuntu installation |
| scripts: https:// | scripts: https:// | ||
| - | other cli commands might help: [[:cli|]] | + | other cli commands might help: [[cli:start]] |