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[-] hungryish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My personal computer is Windows mainly because of gaming and game dev, but WSL means I don't have to dual boot to tinker on a web project or something. In a way, it killed the Linux desktop for me, but I still use Linux as much as ever. With Docker as well.

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

it killed the Linux desktop for me

As it was designed to do

[-] Sestren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't understand the pointless hate over wsl. Sure, it doesn't replace Linux. It also doesn't have to... Just having access to basic nix functionality from a windows desktop is still a useful feature. It makes stuff like putty mostly obsolete. It let's windows users unpack tarballs without 7zip. It let's developers play video games while "compiling". It's just an all-around convenient tool to have.

Maybe Microsoft wanted it to replace the Linux desktop, but since when has anyone really cared about what Microsoft wanted :P

[-] sol87@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think most actual Linux users saw this as expanded access to the Linux environment, and easier ways for Windows users to dip their toes in. That was the feel i got from the general community at the time.

[-] callmepk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Personally, I think WSL is a great start point to introduce users in Windows to take the first step to Linux. Me myself and several people from what I know starts from WSL and end up using Linux full-time

[-] amanwithausername@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

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"Thanks to the miracle of windows subsystem for linux..."
"...I can use the Linux terminal from the comfort of windows"
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[-] kredditacc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How can downvotes be negative?

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[-] angrymouse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Simples, its so positive that the negative becomes positive.

[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

no no you have a point

[-] amanwithausername@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

Your guess is as good as mine haha

[-] yaaaaayPancakes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I used WSL extensively at a couple of previous jobs. Sometimes IT only gives you the choice of Windows or Mac. I'm quite happy to have a Linux machine at my current job, but WSL has gotten the job done for me when I lacked that option.

[-] avapa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My company mandates Windows laptops but I mostly work with Linux VMs hosted on our servers. WSL2 and Visual Studio Code (with Remote SSH and WSL2 plug-ins) are the best things that happened to Windows in years. Without these tools I would simply be unable to work.

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
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