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There was one other drawback: Some kernel features hadn't been implemented and you e.g. couldn't run Docker containers, which now works with WSL2. But that mig
by mckirk 5y ago
There was one other drawback:
Some kernel features hadn't been implemented and you e.g. couldn't run Docker containers, which now works with WSL2.
But that might have been fixed over time; in general, I find it a bit sad that the 'elegant' solution (WSL) was scrapped in favor of the 'throw containers at it' solution, but it works.
- PaulHoule 5y agoActually it doesn’t work on my Windows install and haven’t been bothered to debug it.
- LilBytes 5y agoIt's trivial to set up if you spent just 15 minutes looking it up. It's as simple as installing Docker in Linux (WSL2) and using your shell of choice on Windows. Edit: the Docker instructions are pretty clear: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/wsl/ https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/wsl/