aliases:
- WSL
- WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
tags:
- Type/Tech/Platform/Microsoft/Windows
- area/tech/microsoft/windows
- seed
publish: true
version: 1
dateCreated: 2023-07-27, 12:13
dateModified: 2024-03-24, 08:05
from:
- "[[Nix]]"
- "[[Windows]]"
related:
- "[[Ubuntu]]"
contra:
to:
choco: wsl
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows developers to run a Linux environment without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. There are two versions of WSL: WSL 1 and WSL 2. WSL 1 was first released on August 2, 2016, and acts as a compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables by implementing Linux system calls on the Windows kernel. It is available on Windows 10, Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022. |
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