Microsoft has just announced that **Fedora Linux** is now an **officially supported distribution** on **WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)**! ![Fedora Linux](https://maybeyouknow.com/img/fedora-linux-is-now-officially-available-on-wsl.jpg) ### 🛠️ To install: > wsl --install FedoraLinux-42 ### 🔁 To launch: > wsl -d FedoraLinux-42 ### ✨ Fedora 42 on WSL Highlights: - Uses the **dnf** package manager (for RPM packages). - **Flatpak** support for GUI apps (_requires manual setup: `sudo dnf install flatpak` and Flathub configuration_). - Ships with the latest stable versions of popular development tools: - GCC 15, LLVM 20 - Golang 1.24, Ruby 3.4, PHP 8.4 - Python 3.9 up to **Python 3.14 alpha** 💡 A powerful new option for developers using Windows + WSL!

Fedora Linux Is Now Officially Available on WSL!

Microsoft has just announced that Fedora Linux is now an officially supported distribution on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)!

Fedora Linux

wsl --install FedoraLinux-42

wsl -d FedoraLinux-42

Uses the dnf package manager (for RPM packages).
Flatpak support for GUI apps (requires manual setup: sudo dnf install flatpak and Flathub configuration).
Ships with the latest stable versions of popular development tools:
- GCC 15, LLVM 20
- Golang 1.24, Ruby 3.4, PHP 8.4
- Python 3.9 up to Python 3.14 alpha

💡 A powerful new option for developers using Windows + WSL!