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Actually WSL doesn't contain any Linux at all because "Linux" originally refers to the Linux Kernel and usually GNU/Linux refers to a system using Linux as a ke

Actually WSL doesn't contain any Linux at all because "Linux" originally refers to the Linux Kernel and usually GNU/Linux refers to a system using Linux as a kernel but GNU software for the userspace. So, the Name should rather have been something like "Windows Subsystem for Posix Programs" which doesn't quite sound so good.

smokel 3y ago
This was true for WSL1, but WSL2 does contain a Linux kernel. The source code for it is available at: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel