Microsoft adds support for Linux containers in WSL

Thanks to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which allows users to run Linux distributions in Windows, it is possible to switch seamlessly between Linux and Windows apps.

Microsoft has announced that it is adding support for Linux containers in WSL, a move that’s likely to be appreciated by many enterprise users.

To use this feature, run the command wsl –update; once the installation is complete, you’ll have access to the new command-line tool wslc.exe and the shortcut container.exe.

Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint integrations in WSL have also been extended to support container workflows, Microsoft said. New controls in Intune allow admins to enable or disable WSL containers and restrict image pulls to approved registries.

Using the WSL Containers API, Windows apps can also interact with Linux containers, reports Bleeping Computer.ComputerworldRead More