Microsoft released Windows Terminal 1.0, announcing support for the GPU and Linux GUI application in WSL

At today's Build 2020 conference, Microsoft has brought developers a host of new tools to encourage the use of Windows instead of macOS or Linux. Windows Terminal now has a preview for businesses, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is getting support for GPU, Linux GUI application and simplified installation experience. Microsoft even released a preview of Windows Package Manager.

Every month, Windows 10 runs on 1 billion devices (PC, Xbox One console and HoloLens device), making this operating system a major platform for developers to target. Earlier this month, Microsoft said the Corona pandemic caused a rapid increase in Windows 10 usage, with more than 4 trillion minutes a month, up 75% from the previous year. Therefore, developers have more reasons than ever to improve existing applications and create new applications for Windows 10. Microsoft is helping developers and businesses to do it in a way. easier.

Windows Terminal 1.0

Microsoft today released Windows Terminal 1.0, which is stable enough for enterprise use. Windows Terminal first appeared in a preview a year ago at Build 2019. You can download Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or manually from GitHub.

Download Windows Terminal 1.0
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal-preview/9n0dx20hk701

This open source application has multiple tabs, control panels, windows, shortcuts, Unicode and UTF-8 characters support, emoticons, extensions, GPU-accelerated text rendering tools, Configuration and custom theme. Windows Terminal for users of PowerShell, Cmd, WSL and other command line tools.

WSL 2

Microsoft has also revealed WSL enhancements, including GPU support, a Linux GUI application, and a simplified installation experience. WSL is a compatible class for running native Linux binary executables on Windows. Microsoft shared it was working on WSL 2 a year ago at Build 2019. WSL 2 is expected to arrive in the next Windows 10 update later this month (called Windows 10 May 2020 Update), but will There are no new features.

In the second half of the year, WSL 2 will receive support for GPU processes. This allows Linux tools to leverage the GPU to accelerate hardware, based on a variety of development scenarios, such as parallel computing, as well as training AI and ML models (estimating parameters for a model). designed from a dataset with known classes). According to a Microsoft spokesperson, GPU support will be available within the next few months to users on the Windows Insider Fast Ring.

WSL 2 will also get support for Linux GUI applications, but there is currently no exact time. A Microsoft spokesperson said the company will share more about support time for Linux GUI applications by the end of this year. The change will allow users to open the WSL version and run the Linux GUI application directly without the need for a third-party server. For developers, that means being able to run favorite IDEs in a Linux environment.

Later this year WSL 2 will support a simplified installation experience. Developers simply run the command wsl.exe –installand reboot is done. Therefore, it is easier to start using Linux applications on Windows (currently, developers must use the Microsoft Store). A simplified installation experience will be available within the next few months for users on Windows Insider Fast Ring (according to a Microsoft spokesperson).