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February 15, 2019Feb 15, 201902/15/19The next Windows update is coming soon and we’re bringing exciting new updates to WSL with it! These include accessing the Linux file system from Windows, and improvements to how you manage and configure your distros in the command line.
November 5, 2018Nov 5, 201811/5/18On October 2, 2018, Microsoft announced that the availability of the** Windows 10 October 2018 Update**. After the update was paused, the rollout resumed on November 13, 2018. You can read more about the Windows 10 quality approach here.
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL,
July 9, 2018Jul 9, 201807/9/18Canonical recently released Ubuntu 18.04 in the Microsoft Store. We received many questions around the various Ubuntu releases in the Store in addition to how best to upgrade your existing releases.
May 15, 2018May 15, 201805/15/18Last week, the WSL team attended Microsoft //Build 2018. We had a great time meeting many of you and answering questions at the command line booth. In case you missed it,
March 26, 2018Mar 26, 201803/26/18We are happy to announce that we have open sourced a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) sample for Linux distribution maintainers. This sample allows distro maintainers to build WSL distro packages for the Microsoft Store and developers to create custom Linux distro packages for sideloading.
March 6, 2018Mar 6, 201803/6/18We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Debian GNU/Linux via the Windows Store!
After we announced that you’d be able to install and run multiple distro’s side-by-side on WSL ,
March 5, 2018Mar 5, 201803/5/18We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Kali Linux via the Windows Store!
Our community expressed great interest in bringing Kali Linux to WSL in response to a blog post on Kali Linux on WSL.
July 19, 2017Jul 19, 201707/19/17We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install openSUSE Leap 42 and SLES 12 via the Windows Store RIGHT NOW!
**Important Note:**** You will need to be running **any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215 and have the WSL optional component enabled.
July 10, 2017Jul 10, 201707/10/17Today, we’re excited to announce that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be downloaded and installed on any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215!
