Interop between Ubuntu and the Windows Subsystem for Linux

I really, really wish they would release this for 32-bit Windows 10. Let me explain...<p>I bought a laptop with W10, mainly to use WSfL on it. Only after updating to the insider preview and then scratching my head for a bit, did I learn that WSfL is only available for 64-bit Windows. The laptop, however (Bay Trail-based), has a 32-bit UEFI, with which 64-bit Windows refuses to install.<p>I&#x27;m dual-booting (amd64) Arch for now; the first distro whose installer played nicely with the funky UEFI setup _and_ F2FS. But I&#x27;m really impressed with the W10 on this laptop. If only it could provide a native UNIX experience...

Out of curiosity, do any long term Linux users have experience with the new windows? I.e. is windows now an acceptable Linux?<p>I&#x27;ve been using Linux for &gt; 15 years and my emacs config is older than git. (Repo was converted from svn to darcs to hg to git over many years.) Now windows purports to run Linux binaries, has a tiling window manager and good command lines. Is it worth considering as a primary os?

Making use of bash utilities has made Windows 10 fun again. MS has been very responsive in answering feature requests in Uservoice. It&#x27;s impressive.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wpdev.uservoice.com&#x2F;forums&#x2F;266908-command-prompt-console-bash-on-ubuntu-on-windo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wpdev.uservoice.com&#x2F;forums&#x2F;266908-command-prompt-con...</a>

Interesting that Microsoft are, at the same time, integrating Linux features into Windows and making .NET Core for Linux. I&#x27;m not sure if it&#x27;s a joined-up strategy or separate parts of the company doing things independently?

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This is cool. Windows should have been integrated with Linux 10 years ago or provided an alternative that was on par.