Windows Subsystem for Linux

WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) is a tool that allows you to run a miniature Linux virtual machine on a Windows host. There are two versions of WSL. To compare them, check out the comparison article¹.

Everything here assumes you're using WSL2, and if you're not, you should be.

Automatic Hosts File

A script and scheduled task to add a hosts file entry for WSL.

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1. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions ↩

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Last update: February 20, 2022
Created: February 16, 2022