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Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 Release

August 27, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 08/27/19
Kayla Cinnamon
The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub! And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes. (image) Settings Updates Profiles.json is Now in LocalState The file has been moved from the folder to...

Tips and Tricks for Linux development with WSL and Visual Studio Code

August 14, 2019 Aug 14, 2019 08/14/19
Craig Loewen
In an earlier blog post, An In Depth Tutorial on Linux development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code, we showed you how to set up Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code for Linux development. In this post, we'll go into more detail and provide tips and tricks to further enhance Linux development on Windows. Remote...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 Release

August 2, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 08/2/19
Kayla Cinnamon
Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically. If you've not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates! ⭐ If you are ...

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 , as well as global configuration options that will give you greater control over your Linux distros, ...

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
(image) 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 ...

WSL 2 is now available in Windows Insiders

June 12, 2019 Jun 12, 2019 06/12/19
Craig Loewen
We’re excited to announce starting today you can try the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 by installing Windows build 18917 in the Insider Fast ring! In this blog post we’ll cover how to get started, the new wsl.exe commands, and some important tips. Full documentation about WSL 2 is available on our docs page. Getting Started with WSL 2 We...