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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by tuetuopay on Monday May 19, 2025 @01:19PM (#44032183)
You're likely right, I haven't used it in ages. Though I recall that at one point you had to get distributions from the Store, but it may have been that long ago that it was still being called "Bash for Windows".
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by Firehawke on Monday May 19, 2025 @01:22PM (#44032221)
As of 24H2, you can just "wsl install" from the commandline and it'll do all necessary setup to get you up and running, including installation of Hyper-V components if needed.