Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables on Windows using fewer resources than a traditional virtual machine. WSL allows running Linux command-line tools and utilities on Windows and can interact with the Windows file system.

2025

• 2025-02-10 – USB-serial adapters on Windows / WSL
• 2025-01-03 – GitHub Actions with Windows Subsystem for Linux

2024

• 2024-09-09 – Avoid loading Windows PATH into WSL
• 2024-08-12 – Install Windows Subsystem for Linux

2023

• 2023-11-14 – Linux no install recommends default
• 2023-09-23 – Detect if running in Windows Subsystem for Linux

2022

• 2022-11-12 – Aspell for Windows
• 2022-11-11 – Git set executable file permission on Windows
• 2022-10-14 – WSL cron scheduled tasks

2021

• 2021-10-14 – WSL mount external and network drives
• 2021-10-06 – LibUSB devices on Windows Subsystem for Linux
• 2021-09-20 – Anaconda Python + Spyder on WSL
• 2021-07-16 – GNU Radio for Windows Subsystem for Linux
• 2021-04-24 – X11 Windows Subsystem for Linux

2020

• 2020-12-31 – What's new in Windows build?
• 2020-08-01 – WSL2 date time skew error
• 2020-05-31 – Access Windows Subsystem for Linux files
• 2020-03-03 – SSH-agent for Windows, macOS, Linux

2019

• 2019-11-19 – Detect tmpfs shmem RAM or HDD
• 2019-07-10 – Fix Git line endings on Windows + Cygwin or WSL
• 2019-04-15 – Convert .ps to .pdf
• 2019-03-12 – Windows WSL git file permissions

2018

• 2018-12-28 – Matplotlib in Windows Subsystem for Linux
• 2018-12-25 – Brother printers on Linux

2017

• 2017-12-29 – Scan / print on WSL

2016

• 2016-07-11 – Reporting bugs for Windows Subsystem for Linux