WSL

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
gptkbp:accessibleBy gptkb:Windows_file_system
Linux file system
gptkbp:allows running Linux binaries natively on Windows
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:ARM64
x86-64
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Docker
Linux GUI apps (from 2021)
gptkbp:canBeDeployedOn gptkb:Microsoft_Store
gptkbp:canBeManagedBy gptkb:wsl.exe
gptkb:PowerShell
gptkbp:category virtualization
compatibility layer
gptkbp:component gptkb:Windows_operating_system
gptkbp:defaultShell gptkb:sh
gptkb:bash
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Linux_command-line_tools_on_Windows
gptkbp:firstReleased 2016
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:Windows_Features_dialog
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:WSL_1
gptkb:WSL_2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WSL
gptkbp:kernelType monolithic (in WSL 2)
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 2
2019
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Microsoft_Store
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Windows_10
gptkb:Windows_11
gptkbp:packageManager gptkb:apk_(for_Alpine_Linux)
gptkb:apt_(for_Ubuntu,_Debian)
zypper (for openSUSE)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cygwin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Windows_Terminal
gptkb:PowerShell
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Windows_Services_for_UNIX
gptkbp:sourceModel closed source
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Debian
gptkb:Ubuntu
gptkb:openSUSE
gptkb:Kali_Linux
gptkb:Alpine_Linux
GPU acceleration (in WSL 2)
network interoperability
systemd (from 2022)
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Hyper-V_(in_WSL_2)
virtual machine (in WSL 2)
gptkbp:website https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/
gptkbp:WSL_1 translation layer for Linux syscalls
gptkbp:WSL_2 uses real Linux kernel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FA_Women's_Super_League
gptkb:Women's_Super_League
gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Institute_for_Forest,_Snow_and_Landscape_Research
gptkb:Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux
gptkb:World_Surf_League
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6