Good news for those fond of crimson headwear – Fedora 42 is now an official distro on Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2).
When we wrote about the addition of Arch Linux on WSL2 a week ago, we showed Fedora in our screenshots, but now it’s public and approved, alongside two versions of AlmaLinux and Oracle Linux.
Fedora 42 now runs in WSL2, but you get the old kernel version bundled with WSL2 – click to enlarge
Microsoft’s announcement is from former Red Hatter Jeremy Cline, who has been overseeing the project for a while. He’s the owner of the Fedora change that was approved back in January.
This is a welcome addition if you’re used to Fedora’s commands and way of doing things. We’ve noticed several positive reactions around the web – for instance, the news was