Comments on: WLinux – The best WSL for Windows 10

By: Thomas Maurer

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:21:52 +0000

Hi Bobby, are you speaking about the Docker Desktop in WSL2? Since WSL 2 is currently in preview, it might only support a couple of distros. https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/08/run-linux-containers-with-docker-desktop-and-wsl-2/

By: Bobby Connolly

Bobby Connolly — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:39:34 +0000

So I bought this only to find it doesn’t work with Docker Desktop. Switched to Ubuntu 18.04 and everything works.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:25:21 +0000

I have no problems with this being a paid version of WSL- it’s nice to have the extra options

I’m not sure there are enough features for me personally to fork out but that’s only my view.

I do like the extra explorer option, the path converter etc but it’s not quite enough for me. Unless there are other features to ensure smooth running as I don’t know about (and there could well be)

By: Thomas Maurer

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:28:26 +0000

In reply to NN. Absolutely, and no one forces users to pay for WLinux, they can also use other free WSL distributions from the store, like Ubuntu :)

By: NN

NN — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:05:28 +0000

Why is a choice to pay for better development “Sad” ? I am sure you are very amused by MacOS or the BSDs .
I’m not sure that you are aware that Industry pay “all day long” for Embedded & Specialist / Customized Linux distributions .
The need for safe / efficient / off the shelf solutions will always be there – even if they are never even featured in DISTROWATCH .
The Linux Posix Microsoft Windows Subsystem Layer fee is for Research & development and maybe a bit more of consistent longevity – nothing in the License says you can not pay for that .
If it becomes successful and gets official Microsoft support , it might get a free version .
If it becomes successful someone else might do a free version that is “better” with less developer features .
Also Freely Distributed but fee paying for support is the norm in Enterprise .

By: Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:05:13 +0000

I find it both amusing and sad that this Linux distribution is NOT free. what