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		novolunt on Sept 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OrbStack: The fast, light, and easy way to run Doc... The problem with wsl2 is that it not only requires a virtual machine, but also uses the windows kernel, not the linux kernel

dwattttt on Sept 2, 2024 [–]

WSL2 doesn't run under the Windows kernel, it runs the Linux kernel under the Windows hypervisor, side-by-side with the Windows kernel (in another lightweight VM). Honestly it's kinda crazy that Windows natively now runs as a VM.

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