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> The fact is: WSL saves time and makes installing Linux redundant and actually a waste of time. Not sure what point you are making here. Yes, you can virtuali
by indymike 5y ago
> The fact is: WSL saves time and makes installing Linux redundant and actually a waste of time.
Not sure what point you are making here. Yes, you can virtualize and OS and WSL is a nice way to do it?
- rvz 5y ago> Yes, you can virtualize and OS and WSL is a nice way to do it? Yes. That's the point. Installing Linux using WSL is several clicks away on the Microsoft Store, rather than wasting hours migrating, rebooting, formatting, dual-booting and then installing a Linux distro on the system. WSL saves lots of time and makes installing Linux on another partition or in general a waste of time.
- indymike 5y agoIf are building both Windows and Linux software, that might be convenient. But not particularly more convenient than any other virtualization layer, just more limited (can't install other oses) and with a difficult to maintain and secure host OS. WSL seems to not compete with dual boot, it is competing with other virtual machine software now that is just nicely dressed vm.