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It's a shame it didn't work out for you. > we have WSL 2 on Windows which is what I use My new work laptop runs Windows, so I'm interested in WSL2. I gather t
by ccouzens 6y ago
It's a shame it didn't work out for you.
> we have WSL 2 on Windows which is what I use
My new work laptop runs Windows, so I'm interested in WSL2. I gather that it has good integration with Windows (eg you can type notepad and notepad will open)- which is convenient but removes any security boundary.
> Does Parallels let you seamlessly run floating windows across your VM and macOS?
I don't use Parallels, or Mac. But I believe so- they call it Coherence https://kb.parallels.com/4670 https://kb.parallels.com/4670
I agree that not everything is as convenient.
My papercuts were not being able to type `code .` to make a new VSCode window. And not being able to use the new tab shortcut in my terminal to make a new tab in the current directory.
I've made a little project to solve both those issues for me https://github.com/ccouzens/ssh-nicety https://github.com/ccouzens/ssh-nicety
It works, but is fairly bespoke to my setup. It uses Unix Domain sockets (which probably excludes Windows). The only new terminal it can launch atm is gnome-terminal.
- nickjj 6y agoI still do use WSL 2 btw. It's pretty good for general development. It's just not ideal due to the split file system concerns. If you decide to use it, I have another more up to date video with my whole WSL 2 / Docker / all the tools I use / etc. set up at: https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/a-linux-dev-environment-on-windows-with-wsl-2-docker-desktop-and-more https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/a-linux-dev-environment-on-wi...