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See [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions]. | See [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions]. | ||
Basically WSL 2 is a full linux kernel running in a VM. | Basically WSL 2 is a full linux kernel running in a VM. | ||
WSL 1 is a compatibility layer on top of the Windows kernel. | WSL 1 is a compatibility layer on top of the Windows kernel. | ||
Nvidia is working on CUDA for WSL 2<ref name="nvidiaCudaWsl">https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda/wsl</ref>. | |||
Revision as of 05:19, 13 June 2020
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Getting WSL2
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
- Enable WSL
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
- Enable Virtual Machine Platform
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
- Reboot
- Set WSL to be default
wsl --set-default-version 2
- Install the kernel from https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel if prompted to do so.
- Download a linux distro from the Microsoft Store WSL page
WSL 1 vs WSL 2
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions.
Basically WSL 2 is a full linux kernel running in a VM.
WSL 1 is a compatibility layer on top of the Windows kernel.
Nvidia is working on CUDA for WSL 2[1].