WSL stands for Windows Subsystem for Linux, and it does what it says on the tin. It's a compatibility layer that allows users to run a fully-fledged, integrated Linux system on top of their ...

Released in May 2019, WSL 2 is a compatibility layer that allows Windows Server users to run Linux binary executables (in ELF format) natively, using virtualization technology to run an open ...

But if you want to use your Windows 11 PC as an automation-heavy orchestration server, you can arm WSL2 with your preferred distro to create and execute Ansible Playbooks like a pro. Rsync The be ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been available for Windows 10 since 2017, and in a previous article I showed you how to install WSL on Windows 10. The recent release of Windows Server 2016 ...

Microsoft says support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) distros can now be added to any machine running Windows Server 2022 by installing this month's Patch Tuesday updates.

Fix Server execution failed error when you try to run a Linux distro, a bash command, update/install WSL or upgrade WSL 1 to WSL 2 using these solutions.

In addition to easy installation, WSL on Windows 11 brings support for both graphics and audio in WSL apps. This isn't exactly a first—Microsoft debuted WSLg in April, with Windows 10 Insider ...

With native Linux containers coming to Windows Server later this year, WSL will become increasingly important as a key component of your enterprise systems tool set. In fact, ...

But all is not bad for WSL 2 on Windows 11 as it even manages to trounce Ubuntu 21.10 and 20.04 LTS by a large margin in the Nginx web server benchmark.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been available for Windows 10 since 2017, and in a previous article I showed you how to install WSL on Windows 10. The recent release of Windows Server 2016 ...