The Pros and Cons of Using Windows Subsystem for Linux

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 23, 2022 7:02 PM EDT
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The announcement that Windows users would be able to run native Linux apps on their machines with Windows Subsystem for Linux seemed like a real "when pigs fly" moment. It's certainly easy to run Linux and Windows under WSL without dual-booting or using a virtual machine, but are there any drawbacks to this setup? This article weighs the pros and cons of using WSL to run Linux on Windows.

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