Ubuntu installations on WSL 2 are now better than ever and don't require the Microsoft Store
Ubuntu is probably the most used distro on WSL, not least because it can be installed as the default distro. But Canonical has announced some changes underneath to how it installs, which will be music ...
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You Can Now Install Ubuntu on WSL Using the New Tar-Based Format
Starting from WSL version 2.4.8, we can install Ubuntu on WSL from a tar file, without using the Microsoft Store on Windows.
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Windows 11 WSL 2 performs well enough vs the latest Ubuntu 21.10 but not always19 19
Today, the performance of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) on Windows 11 has been tested against Ubuntu 21.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The hardware used in the test rig is the same as the one ...
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Windows 11's WSL 2 does fairly well against native Ubuntu, most of the time0 0
to see how well it did against Ubuntu. Just like when it was tested back in 2021 with original Windows 11 21H2, WSL put up a decent show as it mostly traded blows did fall behind in some scenarios.