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It's a shame WSL will be replaced soon with WSL2, which is a mere virtual machine and not native support for Linux binaries.
by TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
It's a shame WSL will be replaced soon with WSL2, which is a mere virtual machine and not native support for Linux binaries.
- utouq 7y agoLTSC 2019 contains the WSL and is supported until January 9, 2029
- hollerith 7y agoIsn't that short for "Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019"? Am curious how an individual would get access to Windows 10 Enterprise.
- jsjohnst 7y agoOne easy way is to sign up for MSDN.
- yellowapple 7y agoI think that only gives you the 90-day trial versions, no?
- yellowapple 7y agoIf you're not averse to "sailing the high seas", so to speak, the ISOs are readily available online and don't require activation to be fully usable (as long as you're able to tolerate the Windows activation nag watermark and the lack of theme personalization, though I'm sure there are ways to "fix" both of those).
- nyuszika7h 7y agoI'm guessing they will keep WSL1 around for backwards compatibility for some time, currently you can convert installations between WSL1 and WSL2.
- judge2020 7y ago> We currently have no plans to deprecate WSL 1. You can run WSL 1 and WSL 2 distros side by side, and can upgrade and downgrade any distro at any time. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-faq https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-faq
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoI find it unlikely MS will keep it definitely, and with no continued development effort it will become less compatible with new Linux distros, and thus diminish in utility over time.