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[โ€“] lntl@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

WSL is a Windows program that opens the door to many other useful programs :)

[โ€“] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm just thinking: could you use WINE in WSL?

[โ€“] lntl@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

If you wanted to run Windows programs, I think you'd have to

[โ€“] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you could use WSL in Wine in WSL.

go full circle

[โ€“] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think you can install WSL in WINE

not with that attitude

[โ€“] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

You could, if you ran a full Windows install under QEMU under WINE.

[โ€“] yuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Which runs Linux as a subsystem on Windows....