Linux Apps in Windows! - WSL Setup Guide

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Setting up the Windows Subsystem for Linux is a easy process that only takes a single command. Once the installation is complete you will have access to the Linux kernel from your Windows system.

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[CDMS_pt]

Congrats, now you have an outdated distro inside a garbage OS.

[muhammadazeem]

Ive been using this for a while now and honestly its the best of both worlds situation

[taylor_rackley]

Love this feature. Almost everyone on my dev team uses it at this point. Perfect solution for companies that require the window OS while also being able to do all our development work on Linux.

[binku]

For those who don't know, this has been a thing since Windows 10 version 2004. It was in the turn on or off features section, and the distro choices were just Ubuntu and Kali Linux from the Microsoft Store. (For real)

[imranzahidmiko]

Really liked Henry's cameo! xD
This reminds me of something I've been meaning to look for, is there anything for Linux that's similar to Windows Subsystem for Android? It doesn't have to be exactly like WSA

[miqueasgamero]

I appreciate your video so much! Short and concise.

[Mandalorian]

This is very clearly a very nice blend of OS’s shows that Windows/Linux can be “friends”. Nice both communities worked on this to make it a success. Another proof to all of those that “hate” either OS, that most things are possible — especially if given an honest “try”. Thank you Sir. Very nice live demonstration.

[davida]

Thanks for the info! I would like to see more WSL content. . . 🐧

[mortyk]

thanks, i like the way you explain your stuff

[Pouya..]

I had dual boot manjaro with windows for a long time and with WSL on windows 11 i barley log in in manjaro anymore tbh i can use everything i need in windows now 😅😅 having vscode that works on linux in windows was mind blowing

[farishanafiah]

It still giggles my heart when WSL first existed not long after I left Linux for Windows. Yes, Linux may be free and open source, but I had enough dealing with all the hassles of it for daily computing. Since I moved to Windows, I really never compelled to go back to Linux as my primary desktop OS.

But credit where it's due, we all have to thank Satya Nadella. For someone like him who used to work as cloud developer before being the CEO of Microsoft, he knows the value of Linux for cloud computing and servers. If Nadella isn't here, we won't be getting this kind of feature at all.

[scottbradnick]

Great video & Henry is awesome 😎 Wanted to relay that the "wsl --list --online" output is outdated and has to be fixed by Microsoft directly (we're in contact with them to do so). SUSE officially offers SLES, Leap, and Tumbleweed from the Microsoft Store.

[tkaesthetics]

Tryna do some automation on a website using python selenium on wsl...but the browser does not open when I run automation test using behave package...I found a way to do this with X server...is there a way to do it with out an Xserver?

[Void.e]

so if I use mangohud through linux I can use mangohud on windows games? using this? probably not just guessing

[fawazgerhard]

I need help on why my ubuntu on my windows terminal in my windows 10 pc is weird. Its weird because it has this pinkish colour background colour while also some commands (except htop) doesn't work.

[spaceguybob]

You should consider looking into bedrock Linux, it in similar to WSL let's you run other gnu/Linux distros programs including GUI and CLI in pretty much any distro, like for example getting pacman and the AUR on a debian system, or accessing enterprise centos programs in a void install

[kabirycreator]

we don't want linux apps in windows, we want all the windows apps for linux!!

[michaelpoole]

Brandon: Please show us a simple ubuntu desktop install. Many thanks for what you do!

[hipot]

on windows 10 has no X server?
"gedit
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused"

[AlbandAquino]

I ended up installing Synaptic. Installing and maintening my linux from windows :P