Microsoft announced the formation of official builds with Fedora Linux for the WSL subsystem (Windows Subsystem for Linux). At the end of April, similar builds began to be published for Arch. Linux и AlmaLinux. For Arch Linux These builds are planned to be updated once a month, and for the rest, as new releases are released.
Builds with Fedora, AlmaLinux and Arch Linux included in the list distributed through the WSL repository Linux-distributions offered for quick installation in WSL. Other distributions on the WSL list include Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, openSUSE Leap, openSUSE Tumbleweed, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Kali Linux и Oracle LinuxTo install the assemblies, simply run Windows the command "wsl --install distribution", for example, "wsl --install FedoraLinux-42", "wsl --install archlinux" or "wsl --install AlmaLinux-9 ».
The assemblies are formed in a new format, allowing you to distribute the distribution from your own servers without uploading to the Microsoft Store catalog, without packaging in appx format and without placing code specific to the assembly WindowsThe new method involves placing a tarball containing the distribution's system environment and the /etc/wsl-distribution.conffile file, which contains metadata such as the name, icon, default user ID, and environment configuration scripts that are executed on first launch.
WSL provides a virtual machine with a full kernel. Linux (based on 6.6 or 5.15 branches), which can run distributions specially adapted for WSL LinuxThe core includes WSL-specific changes, such as optimizations to reduce startup time and memory consumption, the ability to revert Windows released LinuxMemory and configuration processes to eliminate unnecessary drivers and subsystems. The system is installed in a separate disk image (VHD) with an ext4 file system and a virtual network adapter.
Source: opennet.ru
