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Windows Server 2019 Inside Out
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Windows Server 2019 Inside Out

by Orin Thomas
May 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
800 pages
20h 54m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 18

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Linux on Windows Server

Installing WSL

WSL 2.0

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows you to run a variety of Linux distributions on Windows computers. Windows Subsystem for Linux has been available for Windows 10 for several years, and distributions are available from the Microsoft Store. You can even use X-Windows server on Windows 10 to run Linux GUI applications.

Though you can’t use the Microsoft Store on Windows Server 2019, WSL is available and relatively easy to install. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to set up Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Server and how to install, configure, and manage Linux distributions.

Linux on Windows Server

Linux has been available on Windows Server through ...

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