[ThrowawayR2]

WSL does count. The average Linux user doesn't know squat about how the kernel, drivers, or services work; they just like the CLI. If MS can give them enough of the Linux CLI and functioning packages to do their job, it's game over.

[littlestymaar]

Looks like the upward trend shows that it is not in fact “game over”.

Steam making sure than the vast majority of games run fine on Linux at the first try is much more impactful than WSL in the grand scheme of things.

[sergiotapia]

Can confirm. I've been working with a VMWare Linux Mint machine for two years, and very recently installed Windows 11, and decided to try WSL2. It's seamless, and literally Linux. I installed asdf and all the stuff I would normally do with zero headaches. No more vms for me.

[bydo]

WSL2 is literally a VM.

[moondev]

And WSL1?

[AndrewDucker]

A translation layer. It emulates Linux system calls.

[sergiotapia]

yes but it's not a "VMWare" window and completely separate desktop environment. come on.