Windows Subsystem for Linux: WSL 1.0 released as final release in Microsoft Store

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is making a major version jump from the previous current version 0.70.8 to the latest version 1.0, which is now available on Windows 11 and Windows 10 in the Microsoft Store. While incorporating some minor bug fixes, the GUI remains the same as before.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is definitive

Windows Subsystem for Linux is a compatibility layer intended for Windows 10 and 11 to run Linux executables in ELF format and has now debuted as a final release with version number 1.0 in the Microsoft Store for both operating systems. The current Windows Subsystem for Linux is WSL2but Microsoft only talks about WSL.

Comment from the community: WSL 1 can still be selected and used after installation. WSL 2 is only defined as a new preselection.

The release is again accompanied by mandatory improvements and bug fixes, as revealed by the official release notes on the developer platform GitHub.

• Removal Preview label – WSL in the Store is now generally available!
• Use override in generator.early To prevent /tmp/.X11-unix socket than removed during boot.
• Do not create a pty for systemd to fix the problem where systemd It will expire during boot.

For the first time, Microsoft is talking about general availability and is now also removing the “Preview” label from the installation package. The user interface for the Windows Subsystem for Linux, the so-called Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI (WSLg), is currently at version 1.0.47 and received its latest update about three weeks ago.

Download via GitHub and Microsoft Store

Windows Subsystem for Linux 1.0 is available from GitHub to developers as a multi-installer for x86 and Arm64 and from the Microsoft Store and requires at least Windows 10 Build 19041.

using console and command wsl --install Windows Subsystem for Linux 1.0 migrates to the system. The official installation instructions from Microsoft provide further assistance.

All details about WSL are provided by the official Compatibility Layer documentation, which also explains the differences between WSL 1 and WSL 2 in more detail.

The editors would like to thank the community for the information and additions to this report.