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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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5 reasons Linux is the best OS for coding (www.xda-developers.com)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

While WSL2 has a better overall performance than its predecessor, it’s known for hogging a lot of memory. WSL's read and write times also take a hit if you try to modify or save documents to the Windows file system.

What!?

[–] Voytrekk 13 points 11 months ago

WSL2 is faster than WSL1.

WSL2 can be slower if you are modifying Windows files as opposed to the files in the WSL system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It can be a big issue. The newest release offers some improvements.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-subsystem-for-linux-september-2023-update/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

What?