Microsoft finally makes Fedora an official Windows subsystem for Linux distribution (WSL)

Well, there is finally happened. Fedora Linux is now officially available as a Windows subsystem for Linux distribution (WSL)! That’Si’S right, folks, following the preliminary testing, you can now execute Fedora 42 naturally within Windows using WSL. As someone who considers Fedora as my favorite Linux distribution, this is a very exciting development.

Its installation is quite simple. Simply open a terminal and type WSL-InSTALLONI FEDORLINALLINUX-42 to start. After that, start it with WSL -D Fedoralinux -42 and set your username. No password is required as a default, and you will automatically be part of the wheel group, it means you can use SUDO immediately from the gate.

This Fedora 42 WSL release is not put into swelling with unnecessary packages, which I appreciate. It includes essential things, like the powerful DNF package manager, and gives users the freedom to build their system as needed. One thing worth noting is that Flatpak is not installed as default, so if you want graphic applications, you will have to execute SUDO DNF Install Flatpak And then go through the Flatub configuration process. Next to an extra step, but nothing very painful.

Fedora’s team has not even done. Work is already being developed to improve Flatpak support and add accelerated hardware graphics for GUI applications operating in WSL. This will be very important for users who want a richer desktop experience within Windows.

Fedora that appears as an official WSL option makes sense. Ubuntu has been dominating the WSL space for years, but it’s best to see Fedora finally getting into the mix. For users of curious Windows for Linux, or fans of Fedora as I should be plunged into Windows now and later, this is a welcome addition.