Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

1. WSL overview

   What WSL is and how WSL 1 and WSL 2 differ.

2. Install WSL

   Installing distributions with wsl --install.

3. Basic commands

   wsl.exe options for managing distros.

4. Advanced settings configuration

   wsl.conf and .wslconfig options.

5. Working across file systems

   Accessing Windows and Linux files.

6. Networking

   NAT versus mirrored mode and port forwarding.

7. Compare WSL versions

   Architecture differences and performance.

8. Use systemd

   Enabling systemd through /etc/wsl.conf boot settings.

9. Set up a development environment

   Editor, Git and toolchain setup.

10. Containers on WSL

    Running Docker containers with Docker Desktop's WSL 2 backend.

11. Disk space

    Expanding and compacting virtual disks.

12. Troubleshooting

    Common WSL errors, networking, and filesystem issues.

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• Linux Networking Stack
• Linux Process Scheduling
• Linux Security Modules
• macOS App Sandbox
• macOS Darwin and XNU Kernel
• macOS launchd
• macOS XPC
• POSIX Threads (pthreads)
• systemd
• Windows Driver Development
• Windows Services
• Windows Win32 API