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I hope it will be possible to run docker seamlessly without a virtual machine and lots of extra setup once this ships. That will be a big advantage over MacOS
by lenkite 8y ago
I hope it will be possible to run docker seamlessly without a virtual machine and lots of extra setup once this ships. That will be a big advantage over MacOS where you need to run a fat VM that gobbles your memory and takes time to start-up.
- thesandlord 8y agoIt seems that WSL2 is VM based instead of the WSL1 architecture: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-wsl-2/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-wsl-2/ > WSL 2 uses the latest and greatest in virtualization technology to run its Linux kernel inside of a lightweight utility virtual machine (VM). However, WSL 2 will NOT be a traditional VM experience.
- gfiorav 8y agoUse the Windows docker as a server and have your WSL/Linux client connect to it through local https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/setting-up-docker-for-windows-and-wsl-to-work-flawlessly https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/setting-up-docker-for-windows...
- lenkite 8y agoAlready know about this: this still means a big VM eating up memory