For those that want *nix tools on Windows without WSL, I highly recommend MSYS2. The mintty terminal that comes with MSYS2 should even help WSL users that want a good terminal without having to run ...
WSL2 lets you run Linux inside Windows without rebooting, a second machine, or any of the setup you're dreading ...
The Windows Subsystem for Linux is arguably one of the best features Microsoft has added to Windows in a very long time. Being able to run Linux distros without needing to dual-boot or set up a full ...
In my last two articles, I explored using ChromeOS Flex as an OS replacement on a decade-old, dual-core laptop running Windows 10, as Windows 10 will soon reach its end of life (EOL). I found that it ...
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Microsoft introduced a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with Windows 10. Initially it allowed you to run command line Linux ...
When the announcement first came out, I immediately tried to install it on my Windows 10 system. The same system that had been running the "feature" version. The same system were I installed WSL using ...