Windows Subsystem for Linux
Post date: Oct 16, 2017 11:41:27 AM
The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run Linux environments -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a virtual machine.
You can:
Choose your favorite Linux distributions from the Windows Store.
Run common command-line utilities such as grep, sed, awk, etc.
Run Bash shell scripts and Linux command-line applications including:
Tools: vim, emacs, tmux
Languages: Javascript/node.js, Ruby, Python, C/C++, C# & F#, Rust, Go, etc.
Services: sshd, MySQL, Apache, lighttpd
Install additional Linux tools using the distribution's built in package manager (apt-get, for example).
Invoke Windows applications from the Linux console.
Invoke Linux applications on Windows.
WSL no longer requires developer mode!
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/about
Anyhow. These are some cool additions. May not need the dual boot setup anymore...