WSL
Windows Subsystem for Linux (by microsoft)
| WSL | usbip-wsl2-instructions | |
|---|---|---|
| 432 | 6 | |
| 29,109 | 361 | |
| 3.9% | 0.6% | |
| 9.2 | 0.0 | |
| 7 days ago | almost 4 years ago | |
| C++ | ||
| MIT License | - |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
WSL
Posts with mentions or reviews of WSL.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-06-01.
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Como resolvi o erro “REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG” ao instalar o WSL no Windows 11
👉 Baixar WSL 2.3.24 (MSI)
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Writing your own C++ standard library part 2
Microsoft's DirectX C++ example code needs to interact with DirectX' C APIs. That will easily lead to "C with classes" C++ when most of the code is interacting with foreign APIs, like these API demos do.
I think open-source software like https://github.com/microsoft/WSL is probably more representative of what modern C++ companies look like. Plenty of files that just interact with OS C APIs, but no shortage of modern C++ features in use.
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Microsoft Build 2025 Wrapped
Microsoft continues to be a major contributor to open source and announced a couple major projects moving from closed-source to the open on GitHub. The first is a long-time coming project, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). I first used WSL to port a Java stack to Windows. That stack was a nightmare to run on Windows due to a team optimizing for macOS workflows but we wanted to enable new developers to use standard Windows dev machines and stop requiring expensive macOS hardware for a cross-platform native toolchain like Java. Today, WSL is a major part of the Windows developer experience. And now, Microsoft is open-sourcing WSL to allow the community to contribute and innovate on the project on GitHub.
- WSL(Windows Subsystem for Linux) is now open source
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The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/9049#issuecomment-26...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
WSL GitHub Repository
- Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open-source
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F2FS in Microsoft's WSL2? Closed without any word
https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/7973#issuecomment-27...
Is there a way to push this without tripping the corporate auto-close bot?
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What I wish I knew about Python when I started
If you are running Microsoft Windows, I want to advise one more prerequisite step that you need to take before getting started with Python or uv: install the Windows Subsystem for Linux, also known as WSL2. Do not, for the love of all that is good and holy, try and install Python tooling directly in Windows; install WSL first. This guide outlines all the steps you need to take to get started, though I recommend downloading WSL from the Releases page on Github instead of from the Microsoft Store as advised in Step 3.
usbip-wsl2-instructions
Posts with mentions or reviews of usbip-wsl2-instructions.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-24.
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Does Controller Work On Android Game?
also, from my knowledge of WSL in general, you'll probably have to find a USB-IP client for Android like you do in WSL and would have some latency most likely.
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Windows 12 is just Linux
Looks like some are already adding USB forwarding support to WSL2 as well: https://github.com/rpasek/usbip-wsl2-instructions
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Does WSL give Windows an edge over Mac?
you could try it over ip: https://github.com/rpasek/usbip-wsl2-instructions
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Any Plan For Wsl2 Usb Support
Well, you can get USB going in WSL2. But be warned, it's not for the faint of heart: https://github.com/rpasek/usbip-wsl2-instructions
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My WSL2 Setup
Its not official and I haven't tried it, but you might wanna check this out.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing WSL and usbip-wsl2-instructions you can also consider the following projects:
Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.
KDE-Rounded-Corners - Rounds the corners of your windows
wslg - Enabling the Windows Subsystem for Linux to include support for Wayland and X server related scenarios
ZeroTier - A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth
tilt-extensions - Extensions for Tilt
KDE-Rounded-Corners - Rounds the corners of your windows in KDE Plasma 5 and 6