# Windows Subsystem for Linux | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Ubuntu_on_Windows_10_-_bash.png/320px-Ubuntu_on_Windows_10_-_bash.png) | **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. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux) | install [[Ubuntu]] with WSL and [[Chocolatey]]