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Linux On Windows 10: Running Ubuntu VMs Just Got a Lot Easier, Says Microsoft (zdnet.com)
Liam Tung reporting for ZDNet: Ubuntu maintainer Canonical and Microsoft have teamed up to release an optimized Ubuntu Desktop image that's available through Microsoft's Hyper-V gallery. The Ubuntu Desktop image should deliver a better experience when running it as a guest on a Windows 10 Pro host, according to Canonical. The optimized version is Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.1 LTS release, also known as Bionic Beaver. Microsoft's work with Canonical was prompted by its users who wanted a "first-class experience" on Linux virtual machines (VMs) as well as Windows VMs. To achieve this goal, Microsoft worked with the developers of XRDP, an open-source remote-desktop protocol (RDP) for Linux based on Microsoft's RDP for Windows. Thanks to that work, XRDP now supports Microsoft's Enhanced Session Mode, which allows Hyper-V to use the open-source implementation of RDP to connect to Linux VMs. This in turn gives Ubuntu VMs on Windows hosts a better mouse experience, an integrated clipboard, windows resizing, and shared folders for easier file transfers between host and guest. Microsoft's Hyper-V Quick Create VM setup wizard should also help improve the experience. "With the Hyper-V Quick Create feature added in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, we have partnered with Ubuntu and added a virtual machine image so in a few quick minutes, you'll be up and developing," said Clint Rutkas, a senior technical product manager on Microsoft's Windows Developer Team. "This is available now -- just type 'Hyper-V Quick Create' in your start menu."
A few years back that might be useful..... it's too little too late.
Why would I want to run Linux in a Windows VM when I can do the opposite?
Liberty - Security - Laziness - Pick any two.
Uh, we run Windows on VMs all the time. Apparently the point of the article is that hyper V is still pure shit compared to vmware or nutanix.
The broad driver and application support of Windows with the powerful UNIX-like utilities of Linux, for the majority of users that is a good combination. Yes there is a tiny percentage of computer users that feel hurt and will never forgive Microsoft for their transgressions from decades ago but that's ok, this isn't targeted at you just like whatever bespoke, non-mainstream, usability rats nest of a Linux distro you use is not aimed at the broader population of computer users.
so that more data can be stolen from the users.
I don't think you understand what the word 'stolen' means, we've been through disproving those idiotic claims made by the RIAA/MPAA many times before. In terms of what data is collected that has been made very clear now, there are pages on Microsoft's site that detail it.