It is now possible to install a Linux Distribution of your choice onto your Windows 10 Device.
The following distributions are currently available:
As a prerequisite you first need to enable the “Windows Subsystem for Linux” feature.
You can do this by running the below PowerShell Command
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
Now select the Linux distribution of choice from the above list, all link to the relevant distribution in the windows store. Then proceed to download the distribution.
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Now launch Ubuntu from the Start menu and it will proceed to install and configure, this can take quite a while.
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You will now need to set a username and password, once you’ve done this you are all good to go!
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