As WSL is a pretty new project from Microsoft improvement can be expected to happen with every new Windows stable channel release (approx. You can also leave patches and issues at the WSL repo on Salsa.Īny software relying on systemd or low-level hardware accessibility might fail due to missing support from the current Windows kernel or virtualization interface. There is a IRC channel on OFTC to discuss WSL related stuff: #debian-wsl Please use the Microsoft Store review/feedback to report bugs or feature requests for now. Most of the GUI apps in Debian should now just work out-of-the-box (e.g., try firefox). To activate the new GUI application support you have to update your WSL2 environment to Debian bookworm or later.Īfter that you need to install mesa-utils this will install all the necessary packages for th GUI app support to work. There is a way to install the Debian WSL distro offline & without using Microsoft Market.įurther information about the ongoing development of WSL can be found in the WSL tag of the Microsoft blog. This user will also be given sudo rights. You will be asked to define a user and password upon first start. To use the store app you have to enable the WSL subsystem first by following the guide.Īfterwards just install the Debian app from the Microsoft Store. Most of the packages in Debian stable should 'just work'. The app gives you a Debian stable command line environment running on the Windows kernel (WSL1) or Hyper-V with the new WSL2 interface depending on your Windows 10 release version. As of March 2018 Debian is available for Windows users through the Windows store as an app for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

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