Fedora Linux is now an official WSL distro
a year ago
- #Linux
- #Fedora
- #WSL
- Fedora Linux is now an official WSL distro, starting with Fedora 42.
- Install Fedora on WSL using `wsl --install FedoraLinux-42` and launch with `wsl -d FedoraLinux-42`.
- Default user has no password and is part of the `wheel` group, allowing `sudo` usage.
- Fedora uses `dnf` for RPM packages and supports Flatpak (requires manual installation).
- Latest software tools available, including GCC 15, LLVM 20, Python 3.14 alpha, etc.
- Future improvements include hardware acceleration for graphical apps and Flatpak enhancements.
- Feedback and bug reports are encouraged via Fedora’s Discourse or Matrix channels.
- Special thanks to contributors David Duncan, Neal Gompa, and Patrick Lang.