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Time: 2017-08-09 01:20:45 UTC

Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/09/win_subsystem_for_linux_coming_to_win_server/ [theregister.co.uk] using UTF-8 encoding.

Title: Windows Subsystem For Linux Coming To Windows Server

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Windows Subsystem For Linux Coming To Windows Server

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story [theregister.co.uk]:

Microsoft has announced [windows.com] that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is coming to Windows Server.

Microsoft's adding it to Windows Server for the same reasons it added it to Windows: it wants developers to have whatever tools they prefer at their disposal.

Sysadmins are also on Redmond's mind, it says. "If you're a server engineer that needs to run node.js, Ruby, Python, Perl, Bash scripts or other tools that expect Linux behaviors, environment or filesystem-layout, the ability to install and run Linux with WSL expands the tools at your disposal on Windows Server."

Redmond snuck WSL into Windows Server Insider Build 16237 without including it in the announcement [windows.com]. It's now issued instructions [microsoft.com] on how to install it. If you'd rather not click, it's just a single line of PowerShell fun if you're logged in with administrator rights:

Microsoft warns: "You cannot currently use WSL to run persistent Linux services, daemons, jobs, etc as background tasks."

Note that word "currently." It could be loose language or it could be a clue to future developments.

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