The Initial Preview of GUI app support is now available for the Windows Subsystem for Linux | Windows Command Line

2021/04/21 19 users Windows Subsystem for Linux

A year ago at BUILD 2020 we introduced our goal to bring Linux GUI applications to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Linux GUI applications. We are proud to announce the first preview of this highly anticipated and open source feature! We’ve given this feature the nickname: “WSLg”. Ple... 続きを読む

Servicing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 Linux kernel | Windows Command Line

2021/04/16 6 users kernel WSL Note

Note: This blog post is co-authored by the awesome WSL dev Pierre Boulay. Thanks Pierre! We’ve just shipped the 5.10.16.3 WSL 2 Linux kernel version to Windows Insiders which brings exciting new changes: Support for the LUKS disk encryption, and some long-awaited bug fixes. We’d like to seize thi... 続きを読む

Access Linux filesystems in Windows and WSL 2 | Windows Command Line

2020/09/10 8 users

Starting with Windows Insiders preview build 20211, WSL 2 will be offering a new feature: wsl --mount. This new parameter allows a physical disk to be attached and mounted inside WSL 2, which enables you to access filesystems that aren’t natively supported by Windows (such as ext4). So, if you’re... 続きを読む

WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909 | Windows Command Line

2020/08/20 35 users

Support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 distros is being backported to Windows 10 version 1903, and 1909! Yes, you read that right. We heard how much you liked WSL 2 and wanted to expand its accessibility, and over the last few months we worked on bringing it back to 1903 and 1909. About ... 続きを読む

Microsoft Open-Sources GW-BASIC | Windows Command Line

2020/05/22 6 users BASIC

We are excited to announce the open-sourcing of Microsoft GW-BASIC on GitHub! Yes, seriously Why? Since re-open-sourcing MS-DOS 1.25 & 2.0 on GitHub last year, we’ve received numerous requests to also open-source Microsoft BASIC. Well, here we are! The Source These sources, as clearly stated in t... 続きを読む

The Windows Subsystem for Linux BUILD 2020 Summary | Windows Command Line

2020/05/19 23 users

This year at an all virtual BUILD conference we had many exciting announcements for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! This blog post gives you a summary of all the WSL news, including what’s available now and what you can expect in the future. WSL’s BUILD news at a glanceAvailable this month... 続きを読む

Windows Package Manager Preview | Windows Command Line

2020/05/19 29 users

We are thrilled to announce the Windows Package Manager preview! If you’re already familiar with what a package manager is, feel free to skip this paragraph. If you’re still reading, you’re going to love this! A package manager is designed to help you save time and frustration. Essentially, it is... 続きを読む

WSL2 will be generally available in Windows 10, version 2004 | Windows Command Line

2020/03/13 19 users version 2004 as we that the

WSL2 will soon be officially available as part of Windows 10, version 2004! As we get ready for general availability, we want to share one additional change: updating how the Linux kernel inside of WSL2 is installed and serviced on your machine. We’ve heard lots of community feedback that the ins... 続きを読む