Red Hat has officially certified Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In the past, any distribution could run on WSL independently. Microsoft has collaborated with select distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora to officially support WSL, with packages of these distributions available for download from the Microsoft Store.
This announcement signifies Red Hat’s support for RHEL on WSL, providing users with a seamless experience similar to manually installing RHEL. For enterprise customers, having official RHEL support on WSL will greatly simplify running applications across regular RHEL and RHEL WSL environments.
RHEL on WSL will be available for real-world use in the coming months.
Microsoft has also announced a new approach to package management for distributions on WSL. Instead of having to use appx packages for the Microsoft Store, which complicated the development process, distributions will now support .tar files along with a config file, making them ready for use.
In addition, the WSL app has introduced a new welcome screen, enhancing user experience and understanding for WSL users.
TLDR: Red Hat certifies Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Windows Subsystem for Linux, making hybrid cloud development more seamless. Microsoft updates package management for distributions on WSL, simplifying the process. WSL app introduces new welcome screen for enhanced user experience.
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