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by writepub 2627 days ago
Can someone please enumerate how this is different from Ubuntu 18.04 (from Canonical) on WSL? Other than distro differences, I see a LOT of marketing speak in the Github ReadMe, but I can't tell if they really offer any advantage over competing offerings.
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pengwinhayden 2627 days ago
On a technical level Ubuntu 18.04 is based on a mix of Debian stable and testing with Canonical's additions.

Pengwin is primarily Debian testing, with some stable and some unstable here and there.

Pengwin configures dozens of settings for WSL and has optional WSL-specific features.

Settings are delivered by pengwin-base and features can be configured with pengwin-setup.

You could probably spend hours implementing these features on your own each time you have to install Ubuntu on a new Windows device.

But by purching Pengwin you support open source indie devs that handle it for you, answer bug reports, constantly add new featres, and are available for support.

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mkl 2627 days ago
What are these settings you keep referring to?

The readme is very vague about what Pengwin's features and differences actually are, and gives me no solid reasons to switch from Ubuntu, which already seems well-suited to WSL. Am I correct that trying Pengwin requires paying and installing through the Microsoft Store, even though it's open source?

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