Download and install WSL Arch Linux from Microsoft Store

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Published onMay 13, 2019

published onMay 13, 2019

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After years ofcriticising open source projectsand specifically Linux, it seems that Microsoft started toembrace the open source concept.

Previously, Fedora, Ubuntu and SUSELinuxmade their way to Microsoft Storeand now the recent candidate to join the team isArchLinux.

Windows users can not only enjoyArchLinuxTerminal but they can also run utilities such as Pacman, bash, git, ssh and others. However, Microsoft says that ArchLinuxTerminal isnot available for Windows 10 S users.

Apparently,Windows 10users are impressed by the documentation available for Arch users. OneReddituser wrote:

The best thing about Arch is their documentation, particularly theirwiki. I’m looking stuff up there all the time and I don’t even run Arch, it’s just the best collection ofLinuxsystems documentation there is.

Download and installArch Linux Terminal

You first need to enableWindows Subsystem for Linux(WSL) on yourWindows 10system, before installingArchLinux.

You need to visit the Control Panel and navigate toPrograms and Features » Turn Windows features on or offand clickWindows Subsystem forLinux. Finally, clickOKandrestartyour system.

Alternatively, you can open theAdministrator PowerShell prompt and run the command mentioned below to enable WSL:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Now your system is ready to runArchLinuxand you can now visitMicrosoft Storeto download the software.

WSL 2 and Linux coming soon

Microsoft announced the release ofWindows Subsystem forLinux(WSL2) at Build 2019. The company says that WSL 2 will leverage an in-house Linux kernel to offer new features including the support for Docker container.

It seems like Microsoft is putting some extra efforts to bring some more features to theWindows 10platform.

The company recently grabbed the attention ofcommand-line users by announcingWindows Terminal. Microsoft plans to launch the terminal next month. It will allow users to access environments such as CMD, WSL and PowerShell from a single app.

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Download and install WSL Arch Linux from Microsoft Store

Download and installArch Linux Terminal

WSL 2 and Linux coming soon