Windows Subsystem for Linux
compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables on Windows
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Summary
Windows Subsystem for Linux is a Microsoft Windows component[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of microsoft windows component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,846 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: environmental subsystem[3]
- Developer: Microsoft[4]
- Copyright license: Microsoft end-user license agreement[5], GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6], proprietary license[7]
- Programmed in: C++[8]
- Operating system: Windows 10[9], Windows 11[10]
- Software version identifier: 0.47.1[11], 0.48.2[12], 0.50.2[13], 0.51.2[14], 0.51.3[15], 0.56.1[16], 0.56.2[17], 0.58.0[18], 0.58.1[19], 0.58.3[20], 0.60.0[21], 0.61.4[22], 0.61.8[23], 0.64.0[24]
- Has use: compatibility layer[25]
- Commons category: Windows Subsystem for Linux[26]
- Official website: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/[27], https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/[28], https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/wsl[29]
- Facet of: Linux[30]
- Source code repository URL: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL[31], https://github.com/microsoft/WSLg[32], https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel[33]
- Replaces: Windows Services for UNIX[34]
- Issue tracker URL: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues[35]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/windows-subsystem-for-linux[36], https://stackoverflow.com/tags/wsl[37]
- Official blog URL: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/[38], https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/[39]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[40]
Why It Matters
Windows Subsystem for Linux has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]