Windows Subsystem for Linux - Install

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Run a Linux envrionment natively on Windows 10, with no virutal machines or container type system.

From a power shell console issue the following command, to install the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature for Windows, once done restart computer

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Deploy your flavor of Linux

From within Microsoft Store search for your preferred Linux flavor and install

• Kali Linux
• Debian
• Ubuntu
• Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• openSUSE
• Fedora Remix
• Pengwin (paid)

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