[Software] How to Run Linux Apps on Windows 11

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Windows has been opening up to other operating systems for some time. Thanks to the subsystems for Android and Linux, the applications of these two platforms run relatively normally within the Microsoft system. We already talked about all this when we published the guide on installing Android applications in Windows 11.

 

 

On this occasion, we want to focus on WSL2, Microsoft's solution to run Linux applications without leaving Windows. We explain what are the requirements to run the subsystem for Linux, how to download the necessary files and what steps to follow to download Linux applications on your PC.

Requirements to run WSL2
The Windows Subsystem for Linux is the runtime framework that allows you to download and install applications of this operating system on a PC.

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For it to work on your computer, it must meet the following requirements:

If you have a computer with x64 processor. Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 1903 or later, with build 18362 or later.
On an ARM64 computer. Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 2004 or later, with build 19041 or later.
Additionally, if you haven't already, you should enable the Windows Virtual Machine feature. To do this, open PowerShell as administrator and run this command:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
Then restart the computer. From this moment, you will have everything ready to implement one of the WSL-compatible Linux distributions. The complete list is this:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
OpenSUSE Leap 15.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
kali linux
Debian GNU/Linux
Fedora Remix for WSL
pengwin
Pengwin Enterprise
Alpine WSL
Rafting
Let's see how to do it.

How to install WSL2 on your computer step by step
To build this guide, we work with the assumption that you don't already have the Windows Subsystem for Linux on your computer. In the event that you have already downloaded a distribution from the Microsoft Store, skip to the next section of the article to learn how to install Linux applications on Windows.

 

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