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• #Bash shell for windows 10 hyper full

So that was our detailed look into Windows Subsystem for Linux and how you can enable the Linux Bash Shell with WSL 2 support on Windows 10.

#Bash shell for windows 10 hyper full

Make Windows 10 Your Next Workstation with Full Linux Support You can just open the Windows Terminal and click on the “down-arrow” button and select “Ubuntu”. No need to convert the distro every single time. And the great part is that it supports the latest WSL 2. Now, after the Windows Insider September release, you can use Bash Shell along with PowerShell and Command Prompt side by side on Windows Terminal. Use Linux Bash Shell with WSL 2 Support in Windows Terminal

Here is a brief timeline of the WSL 2 release date. So, as and when WSL 2 is released with native support for GUI, we will surely let you know complete steps. As of now, there are a few third-party ways to run the GUI using the Hyper-V virtualization feature on Windows 10, but the process is too complex for an average user to go into. However, it’s not supported natively and we will have to wait for Microsoft to implement this awesome feature. Since WSL 2 is now packed with the actual Kernels and Linux apps, you can also run the Ubuntu GUI. You are saving 3x less time which is of huge significance in programming and software development. The latest WSL 2 took 4.09 seconds to transfer Google’s homepage in comparison to WSL 1’s 11.64 seconds.

Here is an example of how fast and efficient WSL 2 is in comparison to WSL 1. Basically, for serious programmers and students, it’s a boon having Windows and full Linux support side by side.

Also, there was limited command support on WSL 1 which has now been replaced by full support with WSL 2. The WSL 1 was shipped with a Linux kernel compatibility layer that took significantly more time to decompile commands and answer system calls. It takes almost 20x less time than WSL 1 to fetch I/O commands and compile programs which are huge improvements. With the release of WSL 2, you can do much more on Windows 10 since it comes with a real Linux kernel.