WSL

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The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a Windows feature that offers a lightweight way to run a Linux environment on a Windows machine.

Ubuntu is the default Linux distribution that is installed when you run the following command in PowerShell:

wsl --install

Subpages on this wiki

• WSL/Desktop environment
• WSL/Remote development

Official documentation

• Ubuntu on WSL
• Microsoft WSL documentation
• WSL developer documentation