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Windows Subsystem for Linux

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Windows Subsystem for Linux

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- [Instructor] In a recent video about virtual machines, I made mention that Microsoft has taken significant steps to embrace the opensource community. One of those steps is the inclusion of a subsystem for Linux. The Windows Subsystem for Linux is a Windows feature that allows you to run an instance of Linux on your server. Now I'm not talking about a duel-boot scenario. Windows and Linux can run at the same time. This doesn't require Hyper-V or virtual machines or containers. It's not virtualization at all. It's an entire instance of Ubuntu or SUSE Linux, running concurrently on your Windows server. Installing the feature is pretty simple but pulling down and installing a Linux distribution does take a couple of steps. You can install the subsystem by using the Install Windows feature in Powershell or by launching the wizard from the server manager. Since I did the last one in Powershell, I'll go ahead and run this…

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