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WSL 2 (announced May 2019 [6]), introduced a real Linux kernel – a managed virtual machine (via Hyper-V technology) that implements the full Linux kernel. As a result, WSL 2 is compatible with more Linux binaries as not all system calls were implemented in WSL 1. [7] Microsoft offers WSL for a variety of reasons.
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Bob Amstadt, the initial project leader, and Eric Youngdale started the Wine project in 1993 as a way to run Windows applications on Linux.It was inspired by two Sun Microsystems products, Wabi for the Solaris operating system, and the Public Windows Interface, [10] which was an attempt to get the Windows API fully reimplemented in the public domain as an ISO standard but rejected due to ...
The table below shows general information about the distributions: founder or producer, maintainer, release date, the latest version, etc. Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation [1] are marked 100% Free under the System distribution commitment column.
A light-weight Linux distribution is a Linux distribution that uses lower memory and processor-speed requirements than a more "feature-rich" Linux distribution. The lower demands on hardware ideally result in a more responsive machine , and allow devices with fewer system resources (e.g. older or embedded hardware ) to be used productively.
Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution designed to be small, simple, and secure. [3] It uses musl, BusyBox, and OpenRC instead of the more commonly used glibc, GNU Core Utilities, and systemd.
The article details mostly about the WSL 1 --> WSL 2 switch. Instead, it should talk about WSL in general. Beside some advantages of WSL2, it has also huge disadvantages (like the decrease of the disk bandwidth below about 1/20, or setting up hard limits to RAM usage).
Clear Linux OS is a Linux distribution, developed and maintained on Intel's 01.org open-source platform, and optimized for Intel's microprocessors with an emphasis on performance and security. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Its optimizations are also effective on AMD systems. [ 15 ]