Once WSL is installed, you can then go to the Microsoft Store and search for WSL Arch Linux. To install it, simply click on the Get button and it will be downloaded and installed from the Store.

The WSL2 feature enables a complete Linux system with full compatibility, running an actual Linux kernel in a lightweight and ...

WSL 2 is Microsoft's next version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux and includes a genuine open-source Linux kernel based on version 4.19 from Kernel.org.

When you run Windows commands from Linux, they will have the same Windows permissions as the WSL process and the active user. If you run ls /mnt/c, you'll notice that the permission to list files ...

Linux on Windows is continuing to grow ever more powerful and functional. Now, graphical Linux programs are being integrated into WSL. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor ...

That led to a redesign of the WSL platform and the resulting launch of WSL2 with a full Linux kernel earlier in 2019. Microsoft’s WSL 2 previews are currently rolling out with Windows Insider ...

If you're dabbling with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), it might not have crossed your mind. WSL is incredibly easy to set up, and if you destroy an installation it's always fast to get ...

In WSL 2, the Linux kernel runs on a hypervisor (Hyper-V), similar to its Linux counterpart KVM/Qemu. The kernel offers functions to ensure communication between the guest and host systems.

And, Canonical, we now know, wants to see the Ubuntu Linux desktop succeed in a new frontier: Windows SubSystem for Linux (WSL). Ubuntu was the first Linux supported by WSL on Windows 10.

One of the key differences between WSL 1 and WSL 2 is the introduction of a real Linux kernel; one that Microsoft is tuning specifically for WSL 2 and developing in house based on the latest ...