Cygwin was an attempt to create a linux-like cli environment under Windows, mostly done outside Microsoft. Microsoft came up with wsl1 which was a compatibility layer above Windows kernel to run ELF binaries. Then came wsl2 which is a completely different thing, a hyper-v based VM system that runs virtualized Linux system complete with Linux kernel. Well, I tried all and didn't find any better way of running Linux than rebooting my computer to Linux. The thing is Windows is always a handicap, an awkward, inefficient hodge-podge of an OS. Getting it out of the way is the first that needs to be done for getting anything done outside Windows. When I need both Linux and Windows, Wine is the solution for me, Win API under Linux without Windows.
Fedora 42 Aims To Enhance The Windows Subsystem For Linux Experience
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Distributing images via the Windows Store requires agreeing to the store policies and developer agreement, which is something Fedora has historically not been comfortable with.
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Originally posted by anda_skoa View PostIs someone running Fedora in a virtual machine not one of "the Fedora users running Fedora"?
running Fedora in a VM is just different from running it inside WSL
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They can put up a warning for people that want to delete big files...
Are you sure you want to crash your Host OS and 100% corrupt your VM disk? Yes / No
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Originally posted by cynic View Post
won't even try to find an answer to this question because it's completely missing the point.
running Fedora in a VM is just different from running it inside WSL
How is it different for your use case, besides the difference between KVM and HyperV?
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Originally posted by cynic View Post
anything specific actually: I've been using Fedora since core 6 and I'm happy with it.
however I'd prefer that the few resources available were focused on Fedora users rather than Windows users.
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Originally posted by Jabberwocky View PostHow is it different for your use case, besides the difference between KVM and HyperV?
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Originally posted by Jabberwocky View Post
WSL1 did app level translation like wine, but for the past 5 years, with WSL2, it's been more or less the same as running it inside a HyperV VM.
How is it different for your use case, besides the difference between KVM and HyperV?
Secondly, helping people to run Linux inside of Windows is an incentive to never abandon Windows (why would you? it's easier, you can run much more software, you don't have to care for proprietary drivers)
In the Long run this will harm "desktop linux" because fewer people will be interested in develop or just run "standalone" Desktop distro.
In a longer time this will impact server too: if developers learn to use/develop something that runs in WSL, they'll start to put WSL in their server rooms.
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Originally posted by cynic View PostIn a longer time this will impact server too: if developers learn to use/develop something that runs in WSL, they'll start to put WSL in their server rooms.
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