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File System Improvements To the Windows Subsystem for Linux (microsoft.com)

Posted by msmash on from the moving-forward dept.

An anonymous reader shares a new article published on MSDN: In the latest Windows Insider build, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) now allows you to manually mount Windows drives using the DrvFs file system. Previously, WSL would automatically mount all fixed NTFS drives when you launch Bash, but there was no support for mounting additional storage like removable drives or network locations. Now, not only can you manually mount any drives on your system, we've also added support for other file systems such as FAT, as well as mounting network locations. This enables you to access any drive, including removable USB sticks or CDs, and any network location you can reach in Windows all from within WSL.

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  1. Re:What is it? by wjcofkc · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I should also point out that you can run X-Windows under MS Windows. In combo with the subsystem, I have had no problem running Linux X apps under MS Windows.

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  2. Re:Linux is sadly becoming irrelevant. by LVSlushdat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Man, you ARE delusional.. Linux is the ONLY OS that doesn't treat *your* data as belonging to either Microsoft or Apple.. I used/supported Windows for 20 years as a sysadmin but when I retired I decided I was DONE with anything MS.. And after seeing what a nightmare shitfest Windows 10 is, I thank my lucky stars that something like Linux exists..

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  3. Re:Linux is sadly becoming irrelevant. by chipschap · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It still doesn't offer a desktop environment that's as pleasant to use as Windows .../p>

    I wouldn't characterize the Windows desktop environment as "pleasant to use" in any way, shape or form. I realize it's a matter of individual taste, but I've heard very few people (other than someone on the MS payroll) describe Windows as pleasant.

    Now, I don't know that I'd describe the various Linux desktops as necesarily "pleasant" but I would describe many as highly usable and an enabler in getting work done. I wouldn't describe Windows in such a way, either.

  4. Re:What is it? by OrangeTide · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh my, how you youngsters so quickly forget the Halloween documents.

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