On Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 01:11:39PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:
WSL is cool and all, but it's really designed for server/console mode only. The default WSL terminal is really clunky (it's essentially cmd.exe) so all your favourite copy and paste shortcuts aren't there. I haven't yet found a way to use a different terminal.
While you can run an X server and interact with windowed programs, the performance is a bit dismal. The WSL home folder isn't accessible from Windows, but the Windows FS is available under /mnt/<Drive letter>
I believe the next Windows 10 release will allow explorer to access the WSL folder somehow. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/02/access-linux-files-from-windows-explorer...
For all my complaints, though, WSL does what I need.
It is a surprisingly useful feature. -- Len Sorensen