Microsoft was once apprehensive about Linux, with Steve Ballmer likening the operating system in 2001 to a “cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.” ...

Windows 10's Windows System for Linux (WSL) will soon let developers run Linux GUI apps, while Linux guests on Windows will soon gain access to GPU power for hardware acceleration. WSL is currently ...

A few decades ago, the powers that be at Microsoft characterized Linux and open source in general as a cancer. Today, the company has pretty much embraced and even extended them, acquiring GitHub and ...

Microsoft is adding GPU and graphical user interface (GUI) support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, pushing the intriguing Windows feature ever closer to becoming a full-fledged Linux instantiation ...

For those that want *nix tools on Windows without WSL, I highly recommend MSYS2. The mintty terminal that comes with MSYS2 should even help WSL users that want a good terminal without having to run ...

I used to have perfectly fine working WSL2 installation, but sure why not switch to the Store version, after all that's where I get all the new cool features and I'm sure it's stable by now. Well done ...

When Windows announced it was adding built-in support for Linux via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), it looked promising. However, it was riddled with issues ...

Linux GUI app support is now shipping. It's available as part of the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. Enables the ability to run graphical Linux apps on Windows. Update: Microsoft has since clarified ...

When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...