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How to Install WSL2 on Windows 10 and Windows 11

The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) allows Windows 10 and Windows 11 users to run a Linux distribution without using a virtual machine. Recent versions of Windows 10/11 make it very easy for developers to get started with WSL2 and run Linux repositories natively. In this article, I’ll explain how to install WSL2 on...

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What is Windows Subsystem for Linux 2?

Last Update: Apr 10, 2023

What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux and what are the changes coming in version 2 of the technology?

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How to Install Ubuntu in Windows 10 with WSL 2

Last Update: Apr 10, 2023

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an optional feature in Windows 10 that allows developers and system administrators to run Linux shells and command-line applications without installing Linux in a virtual machine (VM). WSL provides developers with an integrated experience so they can develop and test Linux apps without ever leaving their Windows desktop. For…

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How to Install Linux GUI Apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11 with WSL

Last Update: Apr 10, 2023

As more apps are developed in Linux than ever before, Microsoft recognized that it needed to provide developers with an easy way to build, test, and run Linux apps without leaving the Windows desktop. The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was originally designed to provide an integrated Linux terminal environment in Windows without needing to…

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How to Install WSL on Windows Server

Last Update: Apr 10, 2023

WSL allows you to run applications natively as Linux processes on Windows. Learn how to install and use WSL on Windows Server here. Which versions of Windows Server support WSL? According to Microsoft documentation, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is available for installation on Windows Server 2019 (1709) and above. This includes the few Windows Server…

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How to Install Windows Subsystem for Linux

Last Update: Apr 10, 2023

Looking to install the subsystem for Linux in Windows 10? Here’s how to do it.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux and Hyper-V Get USB Passthrough Support

Last Update: May 05, 2022

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature in Windows that lets developers test and run Linux binaries directly from their desktop. The beauty of WSL is that there’s no need to switch between your Windows desktop and a virtual machine (VM) to develop Linux code. For instance, you can open a Linux shell in…

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What’s New with Windows – October 2021 Edition

Windows 11 is now generally available, there are already fixes for a long list of bugs and performance issues with AMD processors, and Android apps come to users in the Windows 11 Beta Channel. Plus, there’s much more of what’s new with Windows in October 2021, so let’s get started! Windows 11 is now generally…

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – May 2020

May was a busy month for Windows, with the release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update and Build.

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Microsoft Brings GUI Support and GPU Acceleration to Windows Subsystem for Linux

Microsoft announces GPU hardware acceleration and GUI app support for WSL 2 at Build 2020.

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