Earlier this year, Microsoft started testing support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10. The company implemented it through Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI (WSLg) on Insider builds. Alongside this exciting development, Microsoft also streamlined the installation process of WSL for Insiders with a single install command. The Redmond giant has now brought the WSL installation command to older Windows 10 builds.
You can use the ‘wsl –install’ command to install Windows Subsystem for Linux on your computer. Available only on Insider builds so far, Microsoft has now ported the command to Windows 10 version 2004 and higher.
While getting started with the command is fairly straightforward, you can check our guide on running GUI-based Linux programs on Windows 10 to see the command in action. As for WSLg, it’s already live on Windows 11. You can follow the same steps to run Linux GUI apps on Windows 11.
