A week ago we picked up the announcement of WSL 1.0, the first complete and stable version of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or the Linux subsystem for Windows, according to its translation into Spanish. And the novelty now is what you can see in the headline: you already have it in the Microsoft Store.
The news of the launch of WSL 1.0 itself already had its crumb, because the invention, a Linux inside Windows that Microsoft has promoted to make life easier for developers, but also to remove arguments for choosing a more efficient operating system, has been in development. more than six years and this is not the first stable version of it as such.
Yes it is the first round version, by version number, and stable, according to the removal of the label preview of the official nomenclature, of WSL, which also counts. In fact, the improvement has been continuous and although using a real Linux continues to have very important advantages, WSL fulfills its role better and better.
In terms of features, WSL is well served and for years it has offered compatibility at a deep level, for example with the file system, with system calls, with Linux desktop environments and graphical applications… And the icing on the cake, with a Launch focused purely on stability, which is not a small thing, it has been put by WSL 1.0.
As well: WSL 1.0 is now available in the Microsoft Store, thus facilitating its installation even for the most fearful users of these issues. And it is not that before it was difficult to install WSL, far from it. But if it’s just a click away in the store, even better.
The novelty in this regard is that if a year ago WSL moved to the Microsoft Store only for Windows 11, now it does the same also for Windows 10so we can say that the circle is closed, since there are no more versions of Windows that support the Linux subsystem for Windows.
If you are interested, you already know: open the Microsoft Store, search for and install Windows Subsystem for Linux… But read carefully the official announcement from Microsoft, because it gives details of the installation and configuration options of WSL that you should know about. After all, what you are going to install is Linux and some knowledge of the necessary commands will come in handy.
On the other hand, if Windows Subsystem for Linux is already another Windows feature aimed at developers, Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) begins to be, but only for Windows 11 and with the focus on users. In case you are also interested in knowing more about this.
