Testing the Windows Subsystem for Linux

I still have a hard time with bash-backwards name: "Windows Subsystem for Linux". Its a Linux subsystem for Windows.

The GNU coreutils test suite would be interesting to run as it tests most syscalls in various edge cases.<p>Some details at <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pixelbeat.org&#x2F;docs&#x2F;coreutils-testing.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pixelbeat.org&#x2F;docs&#x2F;coreutils-testing.html</a>

Using the unit tests of <i>other</i> Linux software to be your own compatibility test is delightful. It almost feels a little subversive.

I gave up WSL after experiencing significant performance drop on GHC, Stackage. It was less than 1&#x2F;10th of native for compiling Haskell code.

Recently tried to use WSL to do some pair-coding tests in an interview, with screen &amp; tmux.<p>The damned terminal kept making characters disappear! I actually thought my interviewer was inadvertently deleting characters, or maybe trolling me.<p>I had to switch to using an actual Linux system.<p>MS have a ways to go before getting this right. I daresay I&#x27;ll be on OSX by the time that happens though.

Is there telemetry built into this too? I&#x27;d worry about ssh logins being logged for diagnostic and privacy journey purposes.

I think that the &quot;pico process&quot; + kernel driver model that they are using could be leveraged to build a new operating system on the windows kernel. That would give you a base for a new OS that can reuse the Windows Device Driver infrastructure.

Although I love their work, unfortunately the terminal (window cmd bash) is horrible. Copy and Paste is a pain, doing panel splits are impossible unless you use tools like tmux.<p>I would love to see terminator or a more advanced terminal.

Is anyone here using this for *Nix traditional tools?<p>Mostly curious about Vim&#x2F;Tmux, and having serve operations spit out the server into the actual Windows browser?<p>I did read something about the creator update adding 24 color support.

Can we get the new, improved subsystem without having to go through the Win10 Creator&#x27;s Update?

Does anyone use this for work? Could I replace Ubuntu with Windows now?

I like the idea of the Linux Test Project. Neat.<p>I&#x27;m curious, does the WSL actually use any parts of Linux under the hood, or is it just an emulation of the user space, like Cygwin?

I&#x27;d just like to interject for moment. What you&#x27;re refering to as WSL, is in fact, GNU&#x2F;NT, or as I&#x27;ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus NT. NT is not an operating system unto itself, but rather a non-free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.<p>Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, a version of GNU which is widely used today is often called WSL, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.<p>There really is an NT, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. NT is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine&#x27;s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. WSL is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with NT added, or GNU&#x2F;NT. Windows 10, the so-called NT distribution, is really a distribution of GNU&#x2F;NT!<p>(Sorry for the copypasta, I couldn&#x27;t resist.)

As a Linux user, MS Windows Subsystem for Linux is as interesting as Microsoft Bob.<p>Microsoft cannot say it loves Linux until they launch their flagship products such as MS Office and MS Visual Studio on Linux. Until then, it&#x27;s all fugazzi.<p>MS SQL Server on Linux was good progress.

Wake me when MS offers Linux subsystem for Windows (basically commercial WINE). From what I have read, MS is not actually that interested in improving the Windows kernel anymore unless needed or profitable. Why don&#x27;t they give up and run windows user space on Linux (or BSD) :)