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Explain WSL Like I'm Five. And why WSL?

Lance Munyao on March 23, 2023

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Jan-Willem van Bremen

A linux (I run ubuntu) virtual os running next to windows that has access to the windows file system. Allowing you to run stuff within windows as a linux runtime. Useful for stacks or things that only work on linux. My company requires it to run their cli.