Why Bother with WSL

The first and most obvious reason to use WSL is that it is less of a headache to install it than it is to virtualize a Linux box. This is especially true if you want to run a script against another machine in your environment. Running WSL from your server allows you to access the network just as you would normally, but from the Linux side of things. This translates into a better testing experience because there is little to no configuration needed when running Bash scripts across the network with WSL if it has been set up correctly.

The second reason is apps. Lots of apps. Some flavors of Linux have had the equivalent of an app store since the 90s, which is fully accessible from the command line. This forward-thinking software delivery system has found its way into modern Linux distributions, and therefore WSL, too.

In Ubuntu WSL, for example, a simple command lets your system update all file dependencies on your system before installing the requested app from a repository on the internet.

Progress is automated to a large extent, aside from the occasional user prompt to press the ‘Y’ and RETURN keys to accept the installation. Better still, it is fully transparent, so you can watch each step of the installation unfold in front of you in the command line. WSL works exactly the same way, so the massive catalogue of packages and apps is available to you without any hassles.


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