Windows Subsystem for Linux v2

Windows Subsystem for Linux v2

Goals

• Improve file system performance
• Full system call compatibility

Design

• WSL 2 runs a Linux kernel maintained by Microsoft in a tiny VM
• Root file system is stored in vhdx file
• Runs in the same network as Windows

Availability

• Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring (>= 10.18917)

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Demo: WSL 2

Run Docker locally::

uname -a
sudo /etc/init.d/docker start
docker context ls

Test Docker:

docker run --uts host alpine hostname

Shutdown tiny VM::

wsl --shutdown