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July 2019 - Windows Command Line

What’s new for WSL in Insiders Preview Build 18945

July 26, 2019 Jul 26, 2019 07/26/19
Craig Loewen
A new Windows insiders build has just released, and it contains some hot off the press features for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! We’ve added the ability to access Linux networking applications in a WSL 2 distro from Windows with localhost, as well as global configuration options that will give you greater control over your Linux ...

An In Depth Tutorial on Linux Development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code

July 22, 2019 Jul 22, 2019 07/22/19
Craig Loewen
In an earlier blog post, Take your Linux development experience in Windows to the next level with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code Remote, we introduced an overview of the VS Code Remote - WSL extension, which simplifies Linux development on Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL). Put on your SCUBA gear, because in this ...

Take your Linux development experience in Windows to the next level with WSL and Visual Studio Code Remote

July 1, 2019 Jul 1, 2019 07/1/19
Craig Loewen
Using VS Code Remote and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) gives you a fully featured Linux development environment on a Windows laptop or desktop. Let’s look at how using these tools will completely change how you develop with Linux tools in Windows. First things first: Installing what you need You will need WSL and VS Code with the...