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other:win10wsl [2022/08/12 12:30] jypeter Added the original WSL1 content back to the page, before updating it for WSL2 |
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- | ====== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and Ubuntu ====== | + | ====== Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), and Ubuntu ====== |
[[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | ||
- | <note warning>What is described on this page was tested with **WSL v1**, and not WSL 2 | + | <note warning> |
+ | * What is described on this page was tested with [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#whats-new-in-wsl-2|WSL 2]].\\ **WSL 2** is available in [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-2---check-requirements-for-running-wsl-2|Windows 11 or Windows 10, Version 1903, Build 18362 or later]] | ||
- | [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-index|WSL 2]] is available in ''Windows 10 v2004'' (April 2020) and more recent, and should also be available in [[https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-2-support-is-coming-to-windows-10-versions-1903-and-1909/|1903 and 1909 versions]] | + | * You can also check JYP's [[other:win10_wsl_1|original WSL 1 instructions]] |
- | The user can choose to install Linux using WSL1 or WSL2. Check the [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions|differences between WSL1 and WSL2]] before choosing</note> | + | * The user can choose to install Linux using **WSL 1 or WSL 2** |
+ | * **WSL 2 should be your default choice** | ||
+ | * If you have doubts, check the [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions|differences between WSL1 and WSL2]] and read [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#exceptions-for-using-wsl-1-rather-than-wsl-2|Exceptions for using WSL 1 rather than WSL 2]] before choosing | ||
+ | </note> | ||