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Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] by oblio on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @10:25AM (#13696143)
Does anyone know the roadmap for WSL? My guess is that WSL itself is still unstable right now and later on it won't really need a lot of updates.

On top of it, the Ubuntu userland should be freely upgradable - I think.

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Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] by WorldMaker on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @11:01AM (#13696430)
Yes, the Ubuntu userland is upgradable using exactly the tools you would expect. (The system even includes a Scheduled Task that does security updates every week.)
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Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] by nailer on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @10:34AM (#13696205)
> My guess is that WSL itself is still unstable right now

Correct, it's currently a 'technology preview'.

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Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] by bitcrazed on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:13PM (#13697848)
Actually, it's currently a 'beta' feature while we continue to expand the breadth and depth of WSL's syscall implementation & supporting tools.

That said, WSL is now far, FAR more compatible with the majority of mainstream dev tools than it was in Anniversary Update or early Insider builds.

Don't take my word for it - I am biased ;) - but if you've not taken a look at WSL in 2017, you might be surprised by how much now works very well :)

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