Back to Microsoft: Using Windows again so I can use Linux effectively

So how exactly is using the WSL using Linux more effectively ?<p>Is that not the same as claiming that : Using Wine so I can use Windows more effectively ?<p>I&#x27;m really not sure from your article what you were missing, on either Windows&#x2F;Linux side.. You didnt mention any Windows&#x2F;Linux specifics, just that you tried the WSL and it worked. Which is cool..<p>But if you&#x27;re just worried about using linux more effectively.. Just use linux ?

I&#x27;m a heavy UNIX user and believer. I hate Windows enough to have run it inside a VM on Linux, taking the pains to set up GPU passthrough so I can get graphical acceleration without ceding control of my computer to Microsoft.<p>But that was on a desktop. And although the Year of the Linux Desktop may very well be upon us, I have to agree with the article.<p>There is a lot of really powerful, really slim, really convenient hardware that can&#x27;t easily be used with Linux. I&#x27;m planning to buy a laptop soon. It&#x27;s not going to be a Thinkpad.<p>Can someone provide a counterpoint to this article, perhaps in the form of a convenient tablet-like machine (like a Surface Pro) that can run Linux without too much hackery? I&#x27;m willing to compile kernels if that&#x27;s what it takes. But I would like for those things to eventually work once I do.

WSL 2 is better in very critical ways. WSL 1 occasionally corrupts SQLite databases. It’s a problem for anyone, but especially if you use Nix, where an SQLite db is a single point of failure. I had it happen to me.<p>On the other hand, WSL 1’s network interface is the machine one, and WSL 2 is a VM. So X server setup is a bit more tricky.<p>Windows Terminal does not support the mouse — no easy Vim window &#x2F; tmux pane resizing. I use WSLtty (but haven’t managed to set it up to render emoji. )<p>It’s a bit difficult to maintain configs for everything to work in WSL, on macOS, and in Linux.

one thing about the tablets with detachable keyboards i don&#x27;t like is the kickstand is the only way to prop up the body. that makes it tough to use one from your lap for example. i realize there are 2-1s (i.e. laptops that have a hinge) but i wish there were a tablet with a detachable keyboard that could prop up the tablet using a hinge. the problem of course is the keyboard aren&#x27;t rigid themselves so you can&#x27;t hinge anything from them.

+1 for the Surface Pro 7. I recently bought one as a companion for my mb pro (still the daily driver) and I love it. Windows 10 is not bad either.

No amount of cool hardware or linux integration will ever cause me to run Microsoft’s spyware OS ever again.