Re:Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
by dharmab on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:55PM
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WSL2 uses a full Linux VM running under HyperV.
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Re:Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
by devoutsalsa on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @03:15PM
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WSL2 can get weird when you start trying to install software with low level virtualization and file system features. YMMV. I’d use it to install apps, but I wouldn’t be confident it’d work with Docker. Even if it did initially work, eventually you’ll hit a problem for which there is no googleable answer & good luck with that.
Re:Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
by amaranth on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @03:46PM
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Docker Desktop installs dockerd in a WSL2 instance these days instead of using VirtualBox so I'd assume it works pretty well now.
Re:Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
by w7 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @03:52PM
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Current Docker on Windows detects if you have WSL2 or not, and gives you the option of just installing docker in WSL2 + configuring the Windows docker tools to manipulate the docker daemon running in WSL2.