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Jul 28, 2017
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Windows Subsystem for Linux out of Beta!

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

We're excited to announce that in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (FCU) due to ship in fall 2017, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) will no longer be a beta feature and will become a fully supported Windows feature. Early adopters on the Windows Insider program will notice that WSL is no longer marked as a beta feature as of Insider build 16251. T...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10
Jul 19, 2017
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SUSE’s Linux distros for WSL now available in the Windows Store

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

We’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. We’ve been excitedly waiting for this moment ever since we announced that you’d be...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10Distros
Jul 10, 2017
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Ubuntu now available from the Windows Store!

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

Today, 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! Note: Because Windows 10 Insider builds are essentially weekly snapshots of the next version of Windows 10 as it’s being built, this feature will eventually ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10Windows Store
Jun 8, 2017
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Developer Mode no longer required for Windows Subsystem for Linux

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

As of Windows 10 Insider build >= 16215, you no longer have to enable Developer Mode (Settings -> Update & Security -> For Developers) in order to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows! Why? This restriction was first put in place to safeguard non-technical users from inadvertently using a feature that was, at the time, very new and not yet widely ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10
May 19, 2017
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Great Bash Intro Video from Build 2017

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

In case you've not seen it yet, Bash/WSL team members Yosef, Paul & Ben, along with Sean Larkin (WebPack) & Ken Wheeler (FormidableLabs) talk about what Bash/WSL is, what it's for, and why it's an essential tool to them! Be sure to watch, and comment below and/or hit us up on Twitter if you have questions! Yosef (@yosefdurr) Paul (@paul...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows ConsoleWindows 10
May 18, 2017
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Will Linux distros run on Windows 10 S?

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

Will Linux distros run on Windows 10 S? Many people have asked "You just announced that Linux distro's are coming to the Windows Store - will they run on Windows 10 S?" The answer is No! Just because an "app" comes from the Windows Store does NOT automatically mean that it's safe & suitable for running in Windows 10 S. There are some apps th...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows ConsoleWindows 10
May 11, 2017
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New distros coming to Bash/WSL via Windows Store

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

We're REALLY excited about this announcement and think many of you will be too ;) On May 11th 2017, during Microsoft's Build conference keynote, Terry Myerson (EVP for Windows & Devices Group) made several announcements about the Windows Subsystem for Linux: And at OSCON 2017 I delivered a talk on the architecture and history of Bash...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10Windows Store
Nov 17, 2016
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Do not change Linux files using Windows apps and tools

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

Update - May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new 9P fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via ! You can read all about the feature in the blog post "What's ne...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10Windows Store