https://fossbytes.com/linux-on-windows-10-without-developer-mode/
With the release of Windows 10 Insider Build 16215, Microsoft has announced that now users don’t need to activate Developer Mode to run Linux on Windows 10. Now, Microsoft thinks that WSL is stable enough to remove this restriction. However, this change still keeps Linux an optional component and the users manually need to enable Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Windows 10 team considers the WSL pretty stable and wants to help more users take advantage of this toolset.
At its 2017 Build developer conference, Microsoft announced that it’ll be adding Linux distros to Windows Store itself.
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maryjane says:
nice information.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Ubuntu now available in the Windows Store, is designed to run in a sandbox inside Windows 10 and focused on running command line utilities like bash or SSH
Ubuntu is now available for download on the Windows Store
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/10/15949096/ubuntu-windows-10-store-linux-distro-sandbox-available-now
Microsoft announced at its Build 2017 developer conference earlier this year that Ubuntu would be heading to the Windows Store, and now the popular Linux distro is available to download.
Ubuntu — like SUSE Linux and Fedora, the other two forthcoming Linux distros heading to the store — runs in a sandbox alongside Windows 10, and offers regular command-line utilities as a standalone installation, with shared access to files and hardware with Windows 10.
In order to install Ubuntu, users will have to navigate to Control Panel (not the newer Windows 10 Settings app) and select the “Turn Windows features on or off” menu. There, you’ll be able to select the “Windows Subsystem for Linux,” which will allow Ubuntu to work following a reboot.
Ubuntu
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/ubuntu/9nblggh4msv6?ranMID=24542&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-zJSg_iUTo7C1oYAdUQxfVw&tduid=(f494d488cb302b13dd2f44552eca92b0)(256380)(2459594)(TnL5HPStwNw-zJSg_iUTo7C1oYAdUQxfVw)()
Ubuntu on Windows allows one to use Ubuntu Terminal and run Ubuntu command line utilities including bash, ssh, git, apt and many more. To use this feature, one first needs to use “Turn Windows features on or off” and select “Windows Subsystem for Linux”, click OK, reboot, and use this app.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Beware of the Bashware: A New Method for Any Malware to Bypass Security Solutions
https://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/09/11/beware-bashware-new-method-malware-bypass-security-solutions/
With a growing number of cyber-attacks and the frequent news headlines on database breaches, spyware and ransomware, quality security products have become a commodity in every business organization. Consequently a lot of thought is being invested in devising an appropriate information security strategy to combat these breaches and providing the best solutions possible.
We have recently found a new and alarming method that allows any known malware to bypass even the most common security solutions, such as next generation anti-viruses, inspection tools, and anti-ransomware. This technique, dubbed Bashware, leverages a new Windows 10 feature called Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which recently exited Beta and is now a fully supported Windows feature.
This feature makes the popular bash terminal available for Windows OS users, and in so doing, enables users to natively run Linux operating system executables on the Windows operating system.
Existing security solutions are still not adapted to monitor processes of Linux executables running on Windows OS, a hybrid concept which allows a combination of Linux and Windows systems to run at the same time. This may open a door for cyber criminals wishing to run their malicious code undetected, and allow them to use the features provided by WSL to hide from security products that have not yet integrated the proper detection mechanisms
Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft and Canonical Make Custom Linux Kernel
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/09/22/1946244/microsoft-and-canonical-make-custom-linux-kernel?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot%2Fto+%28%28Title%29Slashdot+%28rdf%29%29
Microsoft and Canonical’s relationship is getting closer besides Ubuntu for Windows. Azure will soon be offering more customized Ubuntu containers with a MS optimized kernel. Uname -r will show 4.11.0-1011-azure for Ubuntu cloud based 16.04 LTS. If you want the non MS kernel you can still use it on Azure by typing:
$ sudo apt install linux-virtual linux-cloud-tools-virtual
$ sudo apt purge linux*azure
$ sudo reboot
Canonical & Microsoft make Azure-tailored Linux kernel
https://www.neowin.net/news/canonical–microsoft-make-azure-tailored-linux-kernel
Tomi Engdahl says:
Linux on Windows 10: Microsoft releases new tool to get more distros on Windows
http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-on-windows-10-microsoft-releases-new-tool-to-get-more-distros-on-windows/
Microsoft’s open-source tool should make it easier to run distros on Windows 10′s Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Tomi Engdahl says:
How to install Windows 10 in a VM on a Linux machine
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-install-windows-10-in-a-vm-on-a-linux-machine/
Learn how to install Windows 10 on your Linux machine using the bundled license key on preassembled systems, and get tips on how to reduce the amount of system resources Windows uses.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Setting up Windows Subsystem for Linux with zsh + oh-my-zsh + ConEmu
https://blog.joaograssi.com/windows-subsystem-for-linux-with-oh-my-zsh-conemu/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://fossbytes.com/full-linux-kernel-in-windows-10-now-available-via-wsl-2/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Windows Shipping the Linux Kernel Changes Everything
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-linux-kernel/
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was an integrated virtual version of Linux within Windows.
A new version of WSL is on the way, and for some people, it’s going to change everything!
Since Linux operates natively within Windows, you can launch a Bash terminal from the start menu, and access your Linux subsystem in a matter of moments.
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) comes with an actual Linux kernel. Previously, Windows created an emulation of what the kernel does, and while it was highly optimized, it still wasn’t as good as the real thing.
The difference the kernel is going to make will be huge. According to Microsoft, there is a 20x increase in speed between WSL 1 and 2. Even if this turns out to be somewhat exaggerated, it will still be an incredible difference.
Practical applications for this include running server solutions like Docker in a native Linux environment. This is a great benefit when developing for a remote Linux server.
WSL 2 will work hand-in-hand with another highly anticipated Microsoft project: the new Windows Terminal.
Designed as a complete reboot of using the command line on windows, Terminal’s design is cross-platform by nature.
As well as running hybrid tasks within a single terminal window, the ability to use Powershell for Windows and Bash for Linux in different tabs of the same terminal
Tomi Engdahl says:
Hands on with WSLg: Running Linux GUI apps in Windows 10
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/hands-on-with-wslg-running-linux-gui-apps-in-windows-10/
Windows 10 preview builds can now run Linux apps directly on the Windows 10 desktop using the new Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft adds ‘systemd’ to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-adds-systemd-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux/
Microsoft and Canonical have teamed up to add systemd support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing a larger number of compatible apps to be installed.
systemd is a Linux software application that acts as the system and service manager for initializing daemons/services during the bootup of the operating system. Systemd also supports tools that allow Linux admins to easily manage and control these services after they have been started.
As WSL currently uses init as the system and services manager, Linux applications that require systemd, such as Snap, microk8s (Kubernetes), and systemctl, do not work correctly.
WSL now supports systemd
Yesterday, Microsoft and Canonical announced that the latest preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 11 Insider builds now supports systemd, allowing you to install applications that require the service manager.
“Supporting systemd required changes to the WSL architecture. As systemd requires PID 1, the WSL init process started within the Linux distribution becomes a child process of the systemd,” explained Microsoft’s Craig Loewen in a new announcement.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/systemd-support-is-now-available-in-wsl/