Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a component of Microsoft Windows that allows the use of a Linux environment from within Windows, foregoing the overhead...
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POSIX subsystem that Interix replaced, it is best thought of as a distinct Unix-like platform. It is replaced by Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10...
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Notes for Windows Subsystem for Linux". Microsoft Docs. Retrieved April 16, 2021. "Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19559". Windows Experience...
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versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. SFU is logically, though not formally, replaced by the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the Windows 10 Anniversary...
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Unix-like (redirect from Compatibility layers for Unix-like operating systems)
provides Unix-like functionality as a Windows NT subsystem (discontinued). Windows Subsystem for Linux provides a Linux-compatible kernel interface developed...
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updated Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 for Windows 11 only. In November 2022, Microsoft released Windows Subsystem For Linux 2 on the Microsoft Store, for both...
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This subsystem has been replaced by Interix, which is a part of Windows Services for UNIX. This was in turn replaced by the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The...
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Viswav, Pradeep (2021-10-11). "Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) now available as an app from Microsoft Store on Windows 11". MSPoweruser. Retrieved 2024-04-30...
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Interix (redirect from Subsystem for Unix-based Applications)
Unix subsystem for Windows NT operating systems. Interix was a component of Windows Services for UNIX, and a superset of the Microsoft POSIX subsystem. Like...
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Unix-like systems that are able to run Python, including Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux installed. System configuration is defined in part by using...
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as few programs are Linux exclusive, support does exist for running Linux binaries from Windows. The Windows Subsystem for Linux allows the running of...
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Docker (software) (redirect from Docker (Linux container engine))
"Docker embraces Windows Subsystem for Linux 2". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. "WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909". Windows Command Line...
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Ubuntu (redirect from Linux for human beings)
Linux distros for WSL on Windows 10 and 11". Windows Central. Retrieved 28 March 2024. "Canonical announces support for Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for...
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chat-based UI for Cortana Greater integration with Android smartphones on the Your Phone app Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) Ability to use Windows Hello...
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Chroot Windows Subsystem for Linux "Cooperative Linux Documentation". Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2020-08-08. "coLinux main website"...
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Windows devices that translates the underlying code of software built for traditional x86 and x64 binaries from Windows 11 24H2 Windows Subsystem for...
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Microsoft Windows, LUKS-encrypted disks can be used via the Windows Subsystem for Linux. (Formerly, this was possible with LibreCrypt, which currently...
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Nokia X platform Microsoft Linux distributions Azure Sphere SONiC Windows Subsystem for Linux Azure Sphere OS Azure Linux MS-Net LAN Manager MIDAS Singularity...
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CBL-Mariner (Common Base Linux Mariner). Free and open-source software portal Linux portal SONiC (operating system) Windows Subsystem for Linux Azure Sphere "Release...
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Visual Studio Online Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Windows Terminal: cmd.exe, PowerShell, and WSL in tabs Microsoft announced the dates for Build, and their...
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Homebrew (package manager) (category Utilities for Linux)
was merged back into Homebrew, adding beta support for Linux and the Windows Subsystem for Linux to the Homebrew feature set. On February 2, 2019, Homebrew...
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PulseAudio (category Audio software for Linux)
freedesktop.org project. It runs mainly on Linux, including Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Windows and Termux on Android; various BSD distributions...
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Z/TPF HPE NonStop OS Deos Microsoft Windows also uses the ELF format, but only for its Windows Subsystem for Linux compatibility system. Some game consoles...
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available for more Android devices through unofficial community builds. Kali Linux is available on Windows 10, on top of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)...
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Registry Editor, Windows PowerShell being the default command line interface instead of the Command Prompt and the Windows Subsystem for Linux being upgraded...
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POSIX (section POSIX for Microsoft Windows)
for certain Microsoft Windows products.[citation needed] Windows Subsystem for Linux, also known as WSL, is a compatibility layer for running Linux binary...
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Microsoft and open source (redirect from Microsoft Linux distributions)
Graphical subsystem (similar to WinForms) for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications Windows Subsystem for Linux – Windows component...
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Windows Photo Viewer Windows PowerShell Windows Speech Recognition Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Windows To Go WordPad (formerly Microsoft Write)...
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List of command-line interpreters (section Windows)
which provided Unix environment on Windows NT Windows Subsystem for Linux – Feature for a Linux environment in Windows "The Cisco IOS command-line interface...
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Windows 10 Mobile is the fourth and final generation of Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system, succeeding Windows Phone 8.1. First released...
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