Windows Subsystem for Linux

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The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment – including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications – directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine, or dualboot setup.

You can:

Choose your favorite GNU/Linux distributions from the Microsoft Store.

Run common command-line tools such as grep, sed, awk, or other ELF-64 binaries.

Run Bash shell scripts and GNU/Linux command-line applications including:

Tools: vim, emacs, tmux

Languages: NodeJS, Javascript, Python, Ruby, C/C++, C# & F#, Rust, Go, etc.

Services: SSHD, MySQL, Apache, lighttpd, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.

Install additional software using your own GNU/Linux distribution package manager.

Invoke Windows applications using a Unix-like command-line shell.

Invoke GNU/Linux applications on Windows.

Source: Microsoft Docs

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