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[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You need WSL to run it on windows /s

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is WSL? I see it referenced all the time?

[–] Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Windows Sub-System for Linux - a utility that allows you to run Linux Commands / Programs (limited in scope) on a Windows Machine, for e.g.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Since WSL 2, it is a full VM connected through RDP, or at least that is what I learned somewhere.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Oh right. Okay. Not sure why that acronym didn't cross my mind.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the /s mean that you don't need WSL to run it on Windows?

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Well, I suppose it works on windows, but I’m not an expert 🤷🏻