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Well, I'd still rather just use linux, but I take your meaning.

Theodores 1y ago
Me too. Particularly after having to do Docker things a few years ago, destroying my productivity due to file system speed. However, for those of us that went Linux many years ago, and like our free open source, in 2025, is it better to go back to the dark side, to run Windows and have things like a LAMP stack and terminals run with WSL? I don't play games or run Adobe products, I use Google Docs and I don't need lots of different Linux kernels. Hence, is it better to run Linux in Windows now? Genuinely asking.
- trey-jones 1y ago
  As someone who occasionally does use WSL, I definitely think it's not better no. But I'm still biased, because I know a lot more about using linux than I do about using windows, and WSL is still windows.
- CoolCold 1y ago
  for me, > is it better to run Linux in Windows now? Genuinely asking. definitely is. Servicing takes ~ 1 minute per month to click on "yeah, let's apply those updates and reboot". Peace of mind with no worrying on external hardware won't work or monitor will have issues or laptop won't sleep or during the call battery will discharge faster due to lack of hardware acceleration or noise cancellation not working or ...
TiredOfLife 1y ago
wsl2 is linux
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- johnisgood 1y ago
  I would rather use Linux, outside of VM.
  - tgma 1y ago
    While I mostly agree with this sentiment, sidestepping the power management and sleep issues as well as better driver support and touchpad handling on some laptops makes it quite a bit better.
    - trelane 1y ago
      If you have sleep and power management issues l, your hardware does not support Linux. This is not a Linux issue, it's a "I bought a Windows computer, slapped Linux on it, and expected that to work" issue.
      - tgma 1y ago
        I've been installing Linux almost universally on "Windows computers" [sic] for the past two decades or more, per your characterization. Sometimes great, sometimes meh. Your point? I am simply illustrating there's a value for WSL over bare metal in some cases, not playing the whose fault it is game.
        trelane 1y ago
        Sic? You don't understand the argument at all then. Buy computers that were designed for and ship with Linux, and with support you can call to get help. Modern hardware is far too complex to handle multiple OSes without a major effort. Assuming they even want to support anything but Windows, which most don't.
        tgma 1y ago
        Two things: First, that's not the discussion at all. The question is does WSL have valid use cases and benefits over bare metal Linux. The answer is absolutely yes. For whatever reason you have the computer in front of you and you have the choice between the two modalities (many times you don't buy it, employer does, etc.) Second, if everyone had your attitude, seeing PCs as "Windows computers" and stayed in their lanes in the 90s and 2000s, you would not have the option of three and a half supported "Linux computers" you are alluding to today. Viva hackers who see beyond the label.
- preisschild 1y ago
  *on bare metal not on a shitty wrapper running on an ad-platform.

Me too. Particularly after having to do Docker things a few years ago, destroying my productivity due to file system speed. However, for those of us that went Linux many years ago, and like our free open source, in 2025, is it better to go back to the dark side, to run Windows and have things like a LAMP stack and terminals run with WSL? I don't play games or run Adobe products, I use Google Docs and I don't need lots of different Linux kernels. Hence, is it better to run Linux in Windows now? Genuinely asking.

trey-jones 1y ago
As someone who occasionally does use WSL, I definitely think it's not better no. But I'm still biased, because I know a lot more about using linux than I do about using windows, and WSL is still windows.
CoolCold 1y ago
for me, > is it better to run Linux in Windows now? Genuinely asking. definitely is. Servicing takes ~ 1 minute per month to click on "yeah, let's apply those updates and reboot". Peace of mind with no worrying on external hardware won't work or monitor will have issues or laptop won't sleep or during the call battery will discharge faster due to lack of hardware acceleration or noise cancellation not working or ...

TiredOfLife 1y ago

wsl2 is linux

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johnisgood 1y ago
I would rather use Linux, outside of VM.
- tgma 1y ago
  While I mostly agree with this sentiment, sidestepping the power management and sleep issues as well as better driver support and touchpad handling on some laptops makes it quite a bit better.
  - trelane 1y ago
    If you have sleep and power management issues l, your hardware does not support Linux. This is not a Linux issue, it's a "I bought a Windows computer, slapped Linux on it, and expected that to work" issue.
    - tgma 1y ago
      I've been installing Linux almost universally on "Windows computers" [sic] for the past two decades or more, per your characterization. Sometimes great, sometimes meh. Your point? I am simply illustrating there's a value for WSL over bare metal in some cases, not playing the whose fault it is game.
      - trelane 1y ago
        Sic? You don't understand the argument at all then. Buy computers that were designed for and ship with Linux, and with support you can call to get help. Modern hardware is far too complex to handle multiple OSes without a major effort. Assuming they even want to support anything but Windows, which most don't.
        tgma 1y ago
        Two things: First, that's not the discussion at all. The question is does WSL have valid use cases and benefits over bare metal Linux. The answer is absolutely yes. For whatever reason you have the computer in front of you and you have the choice between the two modalities (many times you don't buy it, employer does, etc.) Second, if everyone had your attitude, seeing PCs as "Windows computers" and stayed in their lanes in the 90s and 2000s, you would not have the option of three and a half supported "Linux computers" you are alluding to today. Viva hackers who see beyond the label.
preisschild 1y ago
*on bare metal not on a shitty wrapper running on an ad-platform.