![]() Installing the Debian app from the Windows Store gives you a command-line environment which works pretty much like a normal Debian system, running atop a Microsoft-supplied Linux kernel. In the last few years, it’s become possible to run Linux executables on Windows, using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). (I have a personal interest in this problem space because it’s what I joined Endless to work on in 2016!) These have been modestly successful – 5% of our download users are using a dual-boot system, for example – but there’s still room for improvement. ![]() Over the years, we’ve tried various approaches: live USBs, an ultra-simple standalone installer (as seen in GNOME OS), dual-booting with Windows (with a 3-click installer app), virtual machine images, and so on. Most people don’t know what an OS is, and even if they have a spare PC find the process of replacing the OS technically challenging. We’ve long faced the challenge of getting Endless OS into the hands of existing PC users, whether to use it themselves or to try it out with a view to a larger deployment. My project was to explore running a complete GNOME desktop in a window on Windows, via Windows Subsystem for Linux. The week of 8th–12th November was Endless Orange Week, a program where the entire Endless OS Foundation team engaged in projects designed to grow our collective learning related to our skills, work and mission.
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