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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) v1.1.5 released
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Upgrade your Linux experience on Windows! Check out the latest release of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) v1.1.5. - Story published by Kunal Chowdhury on , and was last updated on 2023-03-15T19:14:00Z.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer for running native Linux binaries on Windows. It allows developers to run a GNU/Linux environment - including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly on the Windows operating system. Microsoft releases version 1.1.5 now with the following improvements.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
What's new and improved in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) v1.1.5?
Implement custom kernel support for ARM64 (solves #4802)
Implement user warnings
Revert wsl2.pageReportingOrder to default (2MB). This change was causing freezes on older Windows builds that are missing a bugfix. This will be re-enabled once the fix has been backported.
Terminate distro when WslConfigureDistribution changes default UID or flags
Do not mount cgroup v1 for WSL2
Ensure that the hostname is set in the root namespace
Use current timestamp instead of UNIX zero for initramfs (solves #9638)
Use a string insert for --release-notes do it doesn't get accidentally localized
Update Microsoft.WSLg to version 1.0.50
WSLg: update Mariner to 2.0.20230107
WSLg: samples/container: Add vGPU video acceleration docker sample
rdp backend/rdp shell: sync window state with RDP client
rdp backend/rdp shell: send window minmax info when window become visible
rdp shell: fix window unsnap by keyboard shortcut and mouse drag
rdp backend: East Asian keyboard fixes
rdp shell: publish flatpak applications to start menu