What's new in Ubuntu vs. Windows 10 build?

This is a summary of public Windows Subsystem for Linux changes for the latest Windows 10 Fast Ring build and recent builds.

Master listing of current build vs. Ring

  • 2017-12-19: Build 17063 allows curl and tar to be used from native Windows. Also enables AF_UNIX IPC, and adding Linux metadata to native Windows filesystem files.
  • 2017-11-22: Build 17046 allows running background (no open terminal) WSL sessions. This enables SSH server on WSL without the need to have a WSL window always open. wslpath converts Windows ↔ WSL paths.
  • Fall 2017 Creators Update: wrapped up the 16xxx WSL Build series changes, of which there were numerous behind-the-scenes changes not enumerated here. I don’t list minor/non-user-visible changes from Build 16215-17046.
  • 2017-06-09: Build 16215 this build retains the Bash bug introduced around 16193 where .bashrc and .bash_aliases are partially ignored. I have noted a workaround for this bug using .bash_profile. Also, WSL no longer requires Developer Mode to install.
  • Build 16193 allow WSL following of NTFS symlinks via DrvFS-mount
  • 2017-04-28: Build 16184: Minor fixes
  • 2017-04-18: Build 16176: Major updates enabling
    1. USB-serial converters as well as traditional hardware serial COM ports from WSL.
    2. USB drives (NTFS, FAT, ExFAT–but NOT Ext3/BTRFS etc), CD/DVD, and UNC network shares from WSL.
  • 2017-02-02: Build 15025: Numerous IPv6, networking, etc. bugs fixed.
  • 2017-01-27: Build 15019: Correct reporting of CPU usage percent.
  • 2017-01-19: Build 15014: PARTIAL FIX of Ctrl C not working in Bash. Ctrl C is not totally fixed: WSL Github Issue #1583
  • 2017-01-12: Build 15007: FIXED 100% CPU issue, Ctrl C still not working.
  • 2017-01-09: Build 15002: BIG BREAKING BUG for WSL: Ctrl C doesn’t work, and 100% CPU usage. You might temporarily switch to Slow Ring if you haven’t already installed Build 15002. Added support for shared memory calls.
  • 2016-12-14: Build 14986 Slow Ring: fixed timer_create bug that impacted Haskell severely.
  • 2016-11-17: Build 14971: NO public WSL changes
  • 2016-11-09: Build 14965: Fixed ifconfig and ip commands, enhanced networking in WSL
  • 2016-11-03: Build 14959: Improve Pico Process notifications, allowing better interoperability of antivirus products with WSL.
  • 2016-10-25: Build 14955: NO public WSL changes.
  • 2016-10-19: Build 14951 Launch Windows binaries from WSL

Notes

  • Windows Subsystem for Linux release notes
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux: About with link to issue trackers, presentations, etc.
  • Microsoft WSL Blog