In this step-by-step guide, we will walk you through the process of installing WSL on Windows 10, opening up a whole new realm of possibilities for developers, system administrators, and Linux enthusiasts.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) runs a GNU/Linux Environment which includes most of the command-line utilities and applications on top of Windows OS. Traditionally there are many ways we can set up Linux OS to work with. Either it can be a dual boot, running throughVMWareorVirtualBox...
In order to install the Linux bash shell on Windows 10, you first have to enable Windows Subsystem for Linux. You’ll know if WSL isn't enabled because you’ll run into the error: “The Windows Subsystem for Linux optional component is not enabled. Please enable it and try again.” Her...
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To install WSL on Windows 11, openPowerShellorCommand Prompt (admin), run the “wsl –install”command, and restart the computer to set up the Windows Subsystem for Linux alongside the Ubuntu Linux distribution. To install WSL with a specific distro, run the“wsl –install -d DISTRO-NAME”...
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is aimed at giving users the ability to run Linux distributions directly on the Windows operating system
It was all possible because I’m running the latest preview build of the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which has added new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1609) and significantly updated in the recently rele...
Up until now as of the time of writing this post, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) community has been building its ways to implement systemd. But, coming on the heels of a partnership with Canonical, Microsoft has now officially implemented systemd in WSL. With the systemd support avail...
I hope this article helped you learnhow to restart or reboot WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) in Windows 11/10. However, you can directly stop the WSL service using Windows PowerShell and start the service again by launching the app. But, restarting the LxssManager service from the services...
Whether systemd in Linux is good or bad will depend on who you talk to, but it is important, so much so that some of theWindows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)community had been building their own ways to implement it.Microsoft has done the work now, though, in partnership with Canonical, to...