The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) remains one of the most valuable tools for engineers who use Windows but need to operate in a Linux environment. With WSL, users can install Linux directly on their Windows system.
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Regarding WSL, after several Linux distributions were introduced and supported, Fedora Linux has now become one of the officially supported distributions by the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). With Fedora on WSL, users can experience Linux directly within the Windows operating system without the need for a virtual machine or dual boot.
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According to a Microsoft announcement, Fedora Linux is now officially supported as a WSL distribution. Fedora utilizes the new tar-based WSL architecture to create WSL images starting with Fedora 42. The Fedora team is working to enable GUI-based applications to leverage hardware acceleration on Windows in the future, and they are also focused on enhancing the Flatpak experience.
To install Fedora on WSL, users simply need to run the following command in the Windows terminal:
Once the installation is complete, users can create a username and start using Fedora with full access to various developer tools such as GCC 15, LLVM 20, Golang 1.24, Ruby 3.4, PHP 8.4, Python 3.14, and more.
With the arrival of Fedora, users who actively work in this Linux distribution environment can utilize WSL to run Fedora natively on Windows 11 without the need for dual booting or installing a virtual machine.
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Via: Microsoft
