Microsoft announced at the Microsoft Build 2025 event held on May 20, 2025 that it has open sourced Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a system for running the Linux kernel inside a virtual machine, ...

Microsoft has introduced Fedora 42, another official distribution in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). However, this announcement was delayed. Fedora has already been listed in the officially ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been enriched by a renowned distribution: Arch Linux is now officially available in it. In order to be able to run Linux software on Windows, Microsoft ...

Most of the source code for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has now been released on GitHub. Microsoft announced on May 19 that developers and hobbyists can now build WSL from source, explore ...

Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux has become an important tool for developers and power users since it was introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update back in 2016, giving them access to a ...

There are many open source programs (aka code that’s accessible to the public) out there for both Linux and Windows. For programs and tools where that’s not the case, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) ...

Fedora 42 is now offered alongside Ubuntu, Debian, and other popular distros in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. It's a neat addition for developers who want to create or audit cross-platform apps ...

So you just installed and set up Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) on your Windows machine, and now you’re wondering what this blinking terminal can do. Here’s a quick guide to get you started. Start ...

A massive set of changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was rolled into Windows Insider build 15002, which started shipping to Windows 10 users yesterday. Microsoft’s plans for WSL remain ...