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The New Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Architecture [video]

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Re: The New Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Architecture [video]

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Post by tssva »

sameoldfears wrote: post #3
apotatopot wrote: post #2

Just release Office for Linux and this wouldn't be necessary at all.

I agree. We just moved to 365. I am thinking about wiping my work win10 and just installing Linux and using all the web versions.

I assume any compatibility issues with Chromium will soon disappear given Edge's migration to being Chromium based but how well do the web versions work with Firefox?

Re: The New Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Architecture [video]

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Post by markild »

tssva wrote: post #4
sameoldfears wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. We just moved to 365. I am thinking about wiping my work win10 and just installing Linux and using all the web versions.

I assume any compatibility issues with Chromium will soon disappear given Edge's migration to being Chromium based but how well do the web versions work with Firefox?

I've used it a bit, though not extensively, and I've seen no issues.

Re: The New Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Architecture [video]

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Post by emptyfile »

sameoldfears wrote: post #3
apotatopot wrote: post #2

Just release Office for Linux and this wouldn't be necessary at all.

I agree. We just moved to 365. I am thinking about wiping my work win10 and just installing Linux and using all the web versions.

I disagree, when I finally got the option of running a Postgresql server in WSL in Windows 10, I uninstalled Linux and never look back.

Linux on desktop is a bad joke.

Re: The New Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Architecture [video]

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Post by scardine »

apotatopot wrote: post #2

Just release Office for Linux and this wouldn't be necessary at all.

While all my servers are Linux, on the Desktop it is my last choice. Interesting enough I used to love customizing the window manager to death but I'm older now and I just want something that is consistent and works out of the box.

Macs work really well out of the box but with some tweaks WSL makes Windows a quite decent development workstation.

Currently I'm using Windows + WSL and I'm quite satisfied. Looks like with the new version some of the tweaks to use docker are not necessary anymore. Great work, Microsoft, keep the pace.

Re: The New Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Architecture [video]

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Post by CoolGuySteve »

scardine wrote: post #7
apotatopot wrote: post #2

Just release Office for Linux and this wouldn't be necessary at all.

While all my servers are Linux, on the Desktop it is my last choice. Interesting enough I used to love customizing the window manager to death but I'm older now and I just want something that is consistent and works out of the box. Macs work really well out of the box but with some tweaks WSL makes Windows a quite decent development workstation. Currently I'm using Windows + WSL and I'm quite satisfied. Looks like wi…

I have the same motivation as you, I just want shit that works.

But Windows is the absolute last place I find that. All I get are updates that break my setup, constant inane interruptions from Cortana or the desktop or wherever, advertisement tiles in the fucking start menu, forced updates that can't be done in the background, Windows Activation disappearing after hardware upgrades, etc.

I feel like I'm in the Stepford Wives with all these people coming out of the woodwork to proclaim how majestic the Windows experience is.

A few years back I switched from Mac to Ubuntu for the faster, cheaper, diverse hardware and I have to say, it's pretty much perfect in the "Just Works" department on the 3 laptops + 2 desktops I've installed it on. But I'm also one of those people that actually liked Unity so I don't have to mess with it much after installing.

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