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    When WSL2 first came out, some losers on /g/ were cheering that it would "make Linux obsolete". Four years later, I think it's safe to say they were kinda missing the point. (vlemmy.net)
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    [–] Sestren@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    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 tarbells 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

    [–] Madmaddy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yeah, I don't see what the big deal is. I won't be switching from Windows anytime soon, for various reasons, but I very much appreciate being able to have access to a local linux environment without having to dual boot.

    [–] NewBrainWhoThis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    WSL + Docker is all I need :-)

    [–] TriLevelSync@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

    Seriously, with the VSCode integration to control everything from your IDE.

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