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Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem Windows Subsystem for Linux
for Linux (WSL) is a
A component of Microsoft Windows
compatibility layer for
running Linux binary
executables (in ELF
format) natively on
Windows 10. WSL provides
a Linux-compatible kernel
interface developed by
Microsoft (containing no Bash running on Windows 10
Linux kernel code), which
Details
can then run a Linux
userland on top of it, such Type Compatibility layer

as that of Ubuntu,[1][2][3][4] Included Windows 10 Anniversary

SUSE or Fedora.[5][6] Such with Update

a userland might contain a Replaces Windows Services for UNIX

Bash shell and command
language, with native Linux command-line tools (sed, awk, etc.) and
programming language interpreters (Ruby, Python, etc.).[7]

When introduced with the Anniversary Update, only an Ubuntu image was
available. The Fall Creators Update moved the installation process for
Linux distributions to the Windows Store, and introduced Fedora and Suse
images.[6]

This subsystem cannot run all Linux software, such as those in need of
unimplemented Linux kernel services.[8] It is possible to run some
graphical applications by installing an X11 server within the Windows
environment, although it was found to be an unstable method.[9]

Windows Subsystem for Linux is only available on 64-bit editions of

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Windows 10[7] and can be activated on Windows 10 Anniversary Update

and later. The subsystem originated in the unreleased Project Astoria,
which enabled some Android applications to run on Windows 10 Mobile.[8]
It was first made available in Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14316.[10]

Microsoft envisages WSL as "primarily a tool for developers – especially

web developers and those who work on or with open source projects".[7]
WSL uses fewer resources than a fully virtualized machine, the most direct
way to run Linux software in a Windows environment, while also allowing
users to use Windows apps and Linux tools on the same set of files.[7]

See also

AndLinux
CoLinux
Cygwin
FreeBSD's OS compatibility layers
Interix
lxrun
Wine
Xenix

References

External links

Official website
BashOnWindows on GitHub
Windows Command Line Tools For Developers blog
Fun with the Windows Subsystem for Linux blog post

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