Linux users, being natural hackers, immediately started working on bringing Linux graphical desktops to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Yes, you can now run the Ubuntu Unity desktop on Windows 10.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

Enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux will allow you to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 11/10, Bash scripts, Linux command-line tools, Linux-first tools.

Partnering with one of the leading Linux developers, Canonical, it developed the WSL to enable you to effectively install the core of the Ubuntu Linux OS inside of Windows.

When Microsoft added Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to Windows 10, it became possible to run other Linux distributions such as openSUSE -- and not just Ubuntu -- on Windows 10.

How to run Linux with WSL on Windows 11 To install a Linux distro (such as Ubuntu) on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the ...

Microsoft has allowed the Ubuntu Linux 'Bash' command line to run on Windows 10 -- so the once proprietarily puritan Microsoft has open sourced an increasing amount of its total IT stack. If open ...