Ubuntu on Windows

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Description

Ubuntu on Windows allows you to use Ubuntu Terminal and run Ubuntu command line utilities including bash, ssh, git, apt and many more.

Please note that Windows 10 S does not support running this app.

To launch, use "ubuntu" on the command-line prompt (cmd.exe), or click on the Ubuntu tile in the Start Menu.

To use this feature, one first needs to use "Turn Windows features on or off" and select "Windows Subsystem for Linux", click OK, reboot, and use this app.

The above step can also be performed using Administrator PowerShell prompt:
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

This app installs the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release on Windows.

Please note that app updates don't change the Ubuntu installation. To upgrade to a new release please run do-release-upgrade in the Ubuntu Terminal.

For more information about Windows Subsystem for Linux please visit: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL

Reviews (3)

Just to get started add the desktop and you're good to

Like all other windows users, the only thing I was missing was a desktop. this is simple ... in the command line type: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop then to start the installer sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop for us developers that do not need open office etc sudo aptitude install --without-recommends ubuntu-desktop

Peter

Please Fix The New Icon

Love using ubuntu on windows but please fix the new Icon

Jamie

I've been waiting almost 20 years for this...

Thank you! The inability to run *nix utilities native inside of Windows has been a thorn in my side for decades. This isn't a re-hash of Cygwin, this is full-blown Linux running inside of Windows. I look forward to being able to run full GNOME software at some point in the future, but for now, I'm *extremely* happy to be able to run command line utilities. I'm so happy that I'm removing my Linux partition from this computer, to force myself to find any flaws, so I can help make this as awesome as possible. Thanks again! Pros: * Full apt repository with all of the command line software you would expect: grep, find, sed, strings, hexdump, fdupes, etc. Cons: * There doesn't seem to be any way to be able to read raw hardware devices (/dev/sda, /dev/cdrom, whatever). * Some partitions mounted in Windows (i.e. a thumb drive) won't show up in Linux, but some will (i.e. a portable hard drive). * There doesn't seem to be any support for mounting ext[234] filesystems, yet.

Doug

What's new in this version

Build of Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS.

Requires at least Windows 10 build 16237.

System Requirements

Available on: PC

OS: Windows 10 version 16215.0 or higher

Architecture: x64, Arm64

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Release Year: 2017
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