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What quirks and issues have you run into with WSL? I use WSL2 and since it’s Ubuntu running under the Microsoft hypervisor, it feels pretty native to me. I beli
by criddell 3y ago
What quirks and issues have you run into with WSL? I use WSL2 and since it’s Ubuntu running under the Microsoft hypervisor, it feels pretty native to me. I believe Windows itself is also running under the hypervisor.
- dgellow 3y agoWSL2 has memory issues, if you for example use vscode and docker, in a wsl context, and don’t restart your machine weekly, you will likely see that vmmem is using a ridiculous amount of memory and doesn’t release it. The relatively recent auto-shrinking volumes are also not always working in my experience. I’ve also experienced networking issues in the past, either names wouldn’t resolve for some time, or hosts would be unreachable. If you look around you will find multiple GitHub issues for it. I’ve been a heavy user of WSL 1 and 2 since a while now, it’s a fantastic system, but you will likely notice issues over time. Still worth it IMHO.