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Discussion on: Windows Subsystem Linux setup

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Rob Waller

This is really interesting, thanks. Definitely going to need to look into this.

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Scott Spence

It's been a revelation @robdwaller if you're on Windows and don't want to dick around with virtual boxes then this is a great alternative 👌

I've switched from Ubuntu to Debian now it was as simple as installing from the Windows store and setting the default distro from PowerShell

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Rob Waller

Where can I get debian?

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Scott Spence

If you're on Windows 10 fall creators update or greater then you should be able to type "Linux" into the Windows store and you will be presented with all the variants available:

  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Open SUSE
  • Open SUSE Enterprise?
  • Kali

I'm not certain of the names as I can't check right now 🏢💻