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I was playing around with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) a couple weeks ago. I tried & failed to install two programs on WSL, Elixir & Debootstrap. It'
by amorphid 10y ago
I was playing around with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) a couple weeks ago. I tried & failed to install two programs on WSL, Elixir & Debootstrap. It's worth mentioning that WSL isn't intended to be 100% Linux compatible.
From the WSL FAQ (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/faq https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/faq):
Can I run ALL Linux apps in WSL?
No! WSL is a tool aimed at enabling users who need them to run Bash and core Linux command-line tools on Windows.
WSL does not aim to support GUI desktops or applications (e.g. Gnome, KDE, etc.)
Also, even though you will be able to run many popular server applications (e.g. Redis), we do not recommend WSL for server scenarios – Microsoft offers a variety of solutions for running production Ubuntu workloads in Azure, Hyper-V, and Docker.
- shados 10y agoThe biggest hurdle so far for me to make WSL useful is the file watching. A lot of my CLI tools won't work because of it. They fixed a TON of stuff in the next update preview though, so maybe then it will be a better contender.
- yellowapple 10y agoDoesn't Erlang (and thus Elixir) have a native Windows version anyway? Or was that just a test to try out WSL?
- amorphid 10y agoElixir does have a Windows installer. And yes, I was testing out the WSL.