Microsofts Windows Subsystem for Linux just hit a major milestone

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As Microsoft noted last October at the release of Windows 11, the long term plan was to move WSL users to the Store version. The latest backport is available to "seekers" who click "Check for Updates" in Windows Settings, but in mid-December it will be pushed automatically to devices. Microsoft detailed a number of changes to commands now that the Store version of WSL is the default version, noting "wsl.exe --install will now automatically install the Store version of WSL, and will no longer enable the "Windows Subsystem for Linux" optional component, or install the WSL kernel or WSLg MSI packages as they are no longer needed." The virtual machine platform optional component will still be enabled, and by default Ubuntu will still be installed. Microsoft started letting systemd run inside WSL distros in September after making necessary architectural changes to the WSL init process to cater for systemd being the first process in a Linux system that starts the rest of the rest of the system.

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