How can we install and run Linux Ubuntu and openSUSE on Windows 10 [Windows Subsystem for Linux]

Entered with updatethe major "Anniversary Update","Windows Subsystem for Linux"Has become a basic feature of"Fall Creators Update". Via "Windows Subsystem for Linux”Users can install and run distributions Linux Ubuntu and openSUSE on operating systems Windows 10. Soon Microsoft will also introduce support for Fedora. A distribution highly appreciated by developers and administratorii of systems Linux.

Before installing a distribution Linux for Windows, you should know that this feature will not install an operating system Linux virtual or a compiled version specifically for Windows 10. They are the distributions of Linux found as basic systems on a computer / server and installed on Windows 10 by feature Windows Subsystem.
Windows Subsystem is a feature that is based on an old abandoned project from Microsoft. "Project Astoria"Should have supported the installation and running of Android applications on operating systems Windows.
Being a distribution of Linux installed as a subsystem, this it cannot be run separately from Windows. We can compare this feature with the Wine emulator application, which allows you to run an operating system Windows on Linux. In the same way Windows Subsystem for Linux will allow you to run a distribution Linux on Windows.

These distributions of Linux installed Windows 10 they also have some limitations. The biggest limitation is the lack of graphical interface. You will only be able to run command lines in Bash. Command-line shells. For this reason the feature was originally called "Bash on Ubuntu Windows", But after the addition of other distributions such as openSUSE Leap and SUSE Enterprize Server, the name has been changed to "Windows Subsystem for Linux”. In the near future, Microsoft will also allow the installation of a version of the Fedora distribution.

How to install Linux Ubuntu, openSUSE Leap or SUSE EnterServer socket eg Windows 10

First of all, this feature is not available for versions of Windows on 32-bit. If you have a version Windows on 32-bit, it's time to make a major change and move on versions on 64-bits.
If you Windows 10 64-bit, the first step is to go in Windows Features and enable / install "Windows Subsystem for Linux".

1. Open Control Panel> Programs → click on “Turn Windows features on or off ”→ in the dialog box that opens, check“Windows Subsystem for Linux"

2. Click "OK" and wait until the feature installation process is complete.Windows Subsystem for Linux". Click "Restart now" at the end of the process.

3. After restarting the computer, open Microsoft Store from Start Menu and we are looking for “Linux”. All distributions of will be displayed Linux available in the application store.

5. Select Ubuntu, then click "Get the apps"And"Get”To start the process of download Linux Ubuntu and installation on Windows 10.

6. When the process is complete, go to Start and open "Ubuntu". Wait until the installation process is complete and set the user / password for the new system.

Once installed, you can use all the commands and functions available on Ubuntu. In this console / terminal, the DOS commands are replaced by those on Linux. Both the basics Linux as well as Ubuntu-specific ones. The first command that you are instructed to execute after installation is update:

sudo apt-get update

You can make a shortcut of "Ubuntu" in its Taskbar Start Menu for quick access to the operating system console.
In the same way you can install with Ubuntu and openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprize. It is very possible that Fedora will also be available in the coming months Windows 10.

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