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I'm uncertain if you're asking "Why use WSL vs VM" or "Why use WSL/Linux VM if you can run Linux directly". For the first: Unified filesystem, memory, processo
by will_hughes 9y ago
I'm uncertain if you're asking "Why use WSL vs VM" or "Why use WSL/Linux VM if you can run Linux directly".
For the first: Unified filesystem, memory, processor resources. You don't need to have the extra overhead of running a VM.
For the second: The reason to run Windows is the same as the reason to run MacOS - so you can run apps for those platforms. If you don't need to do that, then obviously there's little/no point in doing so.
- shmerl 9y agoWell, for running Windows applications on Linux we have Wine already. I'm not saying WSL isn't an interesting thing, but if I'd had such choice, I would have run Linux natively first, in VM as second best option, and WSL as last resort.
- will_hughes 9y agoSure, those are your personal preferences, and in your current specific needs/wants. You did ask why, though, and you've been given a few examples of why someone might choose WSL over VMs.