{"id":1035,"slug":"wsl","name":"Windows Subsystem for Linux","short_description":"Run Linux apps natively on Windows.","url":"https://github.com/topics/wsl","github_count":1592,"created_by":null,"logo_url":null,"released":null,"wikipedia_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux","related_topics":[],"aliases":["windows-subsystem-linux"],"github_url":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment – including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications – directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine, or dualboot setup.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eChoose your favorite GNU/Linux distributions from the Microsoft Store.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRun common command-line tools such as grep, sed, awk, or other ELF-64 binaries.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRun Bash shell scripts and GNU/Linux command-line applications including:\n  \u003cul\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003eTools: vim, emacs, tmux\u003c/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003eLanguages: NodeJS, Javascript, Python, Ruby, C/C++, C# \u0026amp; F#, Rust, Go, etc.\u003c/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003eServices: SSHD, MySQL, Apache, lighttpd, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003c/ul\u003e\n \u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eInstall additional software using your own GNU/Linux distribution package manager.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eInvoke Windows applications using a Unix-like command-line shell.\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eInvoke GNU/Linux applications on Windows.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch6 id=\"source-microsoft-docs\"\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/about\"\u003eMicrosoft Docs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h6\u003e\n","created_at":"2024-07-29T14:05:21.859Z","updated_at":"2026-06-22T00:31:06.567Z","topic_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/topics/wsl","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/topics/wsl","projects_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects?keyword=wsl","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/lists?topic=wsl"}