Windows Subsystem for Linux - Add desktop experience to Ubuntu The new WSL2 uses a real Linux kernel WSL2 is available starting with Windows 10 build 18917 2 2 If you have upgraded Windows 10 from an earlier build to build 18917 or later, previously installed Linux distros are still using WSL1 kernel It is important to update them to use WSL2 kernel to be able to install browsers
How to Set Linux Distribution version to WSL 1 or WSL 2 in Windows 10 How to Set Linux Distribution version to WSL 1 or WSL 2 in Windows 10 The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) (aka: 'WSL 1') lets developers run a GNU Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly