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Windows Subsystem for Linux Kernel 2

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The Windows Subsystem for Linux Kernel 2 is an essential part of the Linux distribution configuration on your Windows 10 OS.

Although the 'Linux' term is usually associated with the Linux kernel and GNU userspace, it is important to make the distinction between the current set of components and the actual kernel, the Linux distribution, which will be chosen and installed from the Microsoft Store, by each user, based on their chosen preference: Ubuntu, openSUSE-Leap-15-1, Kali Linux, Debian, or Apline WSL.

This component is crucial for running fully functional and optimized Linux distributions on your Windows OS. It enables running command-line tools, running Bash shell scripts, using and setting up different development environments for Javascript, Python, Ruby, C-like languages, Rust, Go, etc. Not only that, but these tools also allow you to invoke native Windows applications using a Unix-like command-line shell or launch Linux apps on your Windows OS.

Installing this crucial component for setting up a Windows-Linux optimized working environment can be done in several ways. What you should do it to install WSL 1 and update to the new version, WSL 2. If for your development requirements it is necessary to work with the WSL 1 version, even if previously you had upgraded to the second version, you can still revert to the first one by following these indications.

In order to start and install WSL for the first time on your system, you can do it in a simplified manner or using manual installation. The simple installation can be done by executing this command wsl --install in your cmd, with Administrator privileges (after previously having joined the Windows Insiders Program).

Part of the manual installation model includes executing no restart command in your Power Shell dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart. This is followed by the update of your system capacities for fitting the running requirements of WSL 2. Afterwards, you must enable the Virtual Machine feartures — dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart, download and execute the current toolkit — the Linux kernel update package, and install the chosen Linux distribution.

Although WSL 2 uses the Hyper-V architecture to enable virtualization, this implementation works seamlessly and is a well-optimized process that allows leveraging the Linux advantages and workspace creation.

What's new in Windows Subsystem for Linux Kernel 2 6.1.21.2:

  • Updated Initial release of the WSL2 kernel based on the v6.1 kernel series
  • Release rolling-lts/wsl/6.1.21.2
  • Update to stable kernel version v6.1.21
  • Out-of-tree vpci patches now included from upstream
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Windows Subsystem for Linux Kernel 2 6.1.21.2

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  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows 10 32/64 bit
  file size:
16.3 MB
  filename:
wsl_update_x64.msi
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Windows Subsystem for Linux Kernel 2 - Users can rely on the CLI for inputting the required parameters.Windows Subsystem for Linux Kernel 2 - The install wizard will take users through the required steps.
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