Neowin

Windows 11's WSL 2 does fairly well against native Ubuntu, most of the time0 0

Following the comparison between Linux and Windows 11 using AMD's recently released Ryzen 7 7800X3D, WSL2 was also tested against native Ubuntu. The performance was decent most of the time. Phoronix ...
Neowin

Windows 11 WSL 2 performs well enough vs the latest Ubuntu 21.10 but not always19 19

Testing of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) on Windows 11 shows competitive performance against Ubuntu 21.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. But, it also loses by a lot under certain scenarios. Both Ubuntu ...
InfoWorld

Get started with Linux containers in Docker on WSL 2

When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...
heise online

Ubuntu Pro for WSL brings 15 years of updates and enterprise support

Canonical offers Ubuntu Pro for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The enterprise version includes 15 years of updates and integration with MS management tools. Canonical has released Ubuntu Pro for the ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 bypasses the Windows 10 Firewall

The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will bypass the Windows 10 firewall and any configured rules, raising security concerns for those who use the feature. In a blog post today, Mullvad VPN explained ...