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What's new with the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 11

Here's what you need to know about the new changes available for the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 11.

This is my new favorite way to run Windows apps on my Linux PC - how it works

Winboat is a new technology to run Windows apps on Linux. If the developers can deliver, this will be a game changer.
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Can I develop Linux kernel modules under a Windows VM?

Downloading/building the kernel on my Linux box will pretty much fill up that box's hard drive. So, can I set up a virtual machine on my Windows 8.1 box to develop my kernel module on?
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Windows 10 now lets you seamlessly run Linux GUI apps

Windows 10 now lets you run Linux GUI apps (X11 and Wayland) without using a virtual machine after Microsoft added GUI support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
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Linux Fu: The Windows X11 Connection - Hackaday

Version 2 requires virtualization support on your computer, but operates much much faster. It also provides a real Linux kernel, so most everything will run using WSL2.
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Learning Linux Kernel Modules Using COM Binary Support

Although Linux does not (yet) support this binary format, the good news is that you can learn how to write kernel modules by implementing COM support for the Linux kernel.