Fedora 42 Aims To Enhance The Windows Subsystem For Linux Experience
Written by Michael Larabel in Fedora on 3 December 2024 at 02:37 PM EST.
A new feature proposal seeks to improve the Fedora Linux experience when running under Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 11.
The change proposal for Fedora 42 seeks to create Fedora WSL images so that it’s a nicer experience for those wanting to run Fedora within the confines of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.
The change proposal by Jeremy Cline explains: “Recent versions of Windows support running Linux guests via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). These can be distributed via tarballs, Appx packages, or via the Windows Store. The purpose of this change is to start producing Fedora images for users of WSL.
Distributing images via the Windows Store requires agreeing to the store policies and developer agreement, which is something Fedora has historically not been comfortable with. This change proposal is to distribute a tarball. In recent versions of WSL (version 2.4.4 and greater), the user experience has been greatly improved for WSL images outside the store….”
