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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by snailscale on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @01:41AM (#44038145)
For anyone curious (as I was) the basic difference is that WSL1 implemented the Linux syscall table directly whereas WSL2 actually runs Linux on top of some virtual drivers (hypervisor).
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by mbilker on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @02:37AM (#44038447)
WSL 2 runs a full Linux kernel under Hyper-V. There are some out-of-tree or staging drivers included in Microsoft's Linux kernel derivative and they publish their kernel sources at https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel.
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by dangerboysteve on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @10:42AM (#44042195)
i routinely upgrade my WSL2 kernel. Now on 6.6.87.1. Personally, I love WSL2.
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by marshray on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @12:28PM (#44043385)
Note that in recent versions of Windows, typically the bulk of Windows now runs under a hypervisor (i.e., "in a VM") as well: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/de...
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