On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 3:50 PM James Knott <james.knott@jknott.net> wrote:
On 2019-11-21 03:47 AM, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
I installed the Linux sub-system for windows (LSW). Then, in the 'store' where you get Linux software, I found openSUSE. I installed it with no problem. I get a shell in which I can run openSUSE software. zypper works to keep it up to date. Just be aware that the original install is made for this environment. It is not the off-the-shelf Leap or Tumbleweed. But it is made by openSUSE.
There are other distros too. However, there are 2 versions. IIRC, the first one emulated the Linux calls in Windows, but the current one uses an actual Linux kernel. At least that's my understanding.
Indeed there are many Linux distros to install. But I'm partial to openSUSE. I think WSL uses a kernel made for Microsoft by Ubuntu. Or at least they have been involved. This is perhaps what Microsoft Linux really is. But it runs along with the Windows kernel. I have not tested speed. But I did not get a feeling that it was any slower than Windows itself. I am guessing that some of the device drivers must be like VirtualBox where they have to work with the underlying Windows drivers. I wish I had time to explore more. Some day... -- Roger Oberholtzer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org