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Microsoft finally adds Fedora Linux as an official WSL distro

Microsoft now officially supports Fedora Linux on WSL, enabling easy installation within Windows. To install Fedora, use "wsl --install FedoraLinux-42" and "wsl -d FedoraLinux-42" commands. Fedora on ...
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How to set Linux Distribution version to WSL1 or WSL2 in Windows 11

WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux 2) is a new version of the architecture in WSL that changes how Linux distributions interact with Windows. WSL 2 has the primary goals of increasing file system ...
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EasyWSL turns Linux docker images into a Windows 10 WSL distro

If you can't find your favorite Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution available in the Microsoft Store, a new program called EasyWSL can convert almost any Linux Docker image into a WSL distro. The ...
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How to enable Systemd in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Supporting systemd required changes to the WSL architecture. As systemd requires PID 1, the WSL init process started within the Linux distribution becomes a child process of the systemd. Because the ...
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Windows 10 WSL now can run Linux commands on startup

Microsoft now allows users of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run commands automatically on WSL distribution startup. WSL is a compatibility layer designed by Microsoft to makes it possible ...