Microsoft has released Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.0.0 with a set of new opt-in experimental features, including a new network mode and automated memory and disk size cleanup.

Popular CLI tool, Neofetch, is no more on either Linux or Windows, with the developer archiving the project on GitHub. But there are alternatives you can already use.

The history of WSL It all starts in 2016 WSL's beta first launched in August 2016, packing a native-kernel translation layer that let Windows run unmodified Linux ELF binaries without a VM.

Linux shells have the advantage of being installed on Linux distributions already. With PowerShell, you have to install it ...

Read: WSL is not working or starting in Windows 4] Restart WSL using CMD While restarting WSL through the command prompt or Windows terminal, no specific services or commands are available to do ...

Yes, you need WSL to run Docker Desktop on a Windows computer. It is recommended to install WSL 2 as it is the latest version and grant improved file system sharing capabilities.