Windows Subsystem for Linux

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf compatibility layer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WSL
gptkbp:allows running Linux binaries natively on Windows
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:ARM64
x86-64
gptkbp:availableOn gptkb:Microsoft_Store
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Linux_ELF_binaries
gptkbp:canBeDeployedOn gptkb:PowerShell
gptkb:Microsoft_Store
gptkbp:category gptkb:Java_Virtual_Machine
compatibility software
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Bash_shell_on_Windows
gptkb:Linux_command-line_tools_on_Windows
gptkbp:features gptkb:Windows_Features
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:WSL_1
gptkb:WSL_2
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:PowerShell
gptkb:Control_Panel
gptkb:Settings_app
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Windows Subsystem for Linux
gptkbp:interface gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkbp:kernelType gptkb:Linux_kernel_(in_WSL_2)
translation layer (in WSL 1)
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion gptkb:WSL_2
2019
gptkbp:license proprietary
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Windows_Update
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Windows_10
gptkb:Windows_11
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Windows_NT_family
gptkb:Linux
gptkb:Hyper-V
gptkbp:releaseDate 2016
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Debian
gptkb:Ubuntu
gptkb:openSUSE
gptkb:Kali_Linux
gptkb:Alpine_Linux
GPU acceleration (from Windows 11)
file system integration
graphical Linux applications (from Windows 11)
integration with Windows file system
integration with Windows networking stack
networking integration
gptkbp:website https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/
gptkbp:WSL_1_uses translation layer for Linux system calls
gptkbp:WSL_2_uses real Linux kernel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Windows
gptkb:Windows_operating_system
gptkb:Microsoft_Windows
gptkb:Windows_10
gptkb:Windows_Server_Datacenter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5