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Massive storage space usage on Windows with WSL #2204 #windowssubsystemforlinux #diskusage #storage

Massive storage space usage on Windows with WSL

I've been using WSL on my work laptop and just recently I started getting store space errors, which is surprising because I have a 1TB SSD. I checked the storage settings and it shows Ubuntu 22.04.5

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fosstopia 🇩🇪Dec 9

Ubuntu Pro für das Windows Subsystem für Linux verfügbar https://fosstopia.de/ubuntu-pro-wsl/ #Linux #Ubuntu #UbuntuLTS #UbuntuPro #UbuntuProWSL #WindowsSubsystemForLinux #WSL

Brad Linder Oct 13

Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD is an unofficial work-in-progress project to let you run FreeBSD in Windows by adapting the open source components of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. So far it boots and supports "basic functionality." https://github.com/BalajeS/WSL-For-FreeBSD #WSFB #WindowsSubsystemForFreeBSD #WSL #WindowsSubsystemForLinux

GitHub - BalajeS/WSL-For-FreeBSD: Experimental project to adapt the WSL2 open-source components to run FreeBSD OS

Experimental project to adapt the WSL2 open-source components to run FreeBSD OS - BalajeS/WSL-For-FreeBSD

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JdeBP Oct 12

@winterschon @osnews @DianeBruce

The mystery project creator states having no affiliation with Microsoft, though.

#FreeBSD #WindowsSubsystemForLinux

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Kevin Karhan

Sep 5, 2025

@wyatt I still have 3 gripes with what #Microsoft calls #WSL:

1. It's not a "#Windows Subsystem for #Linux", but a "Linux Subsystem for Windows". The real #WindowsSubsystemForLinux is called #Wine, as it provides #Win32 & #Win64 calls on Linux!

2. The "#Unix Subsystem for Windows" aka. "Unix Services for Windows" were to a degree better.

3. "WSL" is less of a compatibility layer and more of a #HyperV - #VM, which also results in issues with #VMware / #VMwareWorkstation and #VirtualBox.

In short, I'd rather put Windows in a VM on Linux than the other way around...

Joche Ojeda Aug 4, 2025

MailHog: The Essential Email Testing Tool for .NET Developers

https://www.jocheojeda.com/2025/08/04/mailhog-the-essential-email-testing-tool-for-net-developers/

#MailHog #EmailTesting #DotNetDevelopment #SMTPServer #WSL #WindowsSubsystemForLinux #OpenSource #DevelopmentTools

Neustradamus :xmpp: :linux:Jul 14, 2025

#WindowsSubsystemForLinux 2.6.0 has been released (#Microsoft / #WSL / #CompatibilityLayer / #Virtualization / #VirtualMachine) https://wsl.dev/

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Kevin Karhan

May 29, 2025

@marjolica @utf_7 @dashjackson @froge @arstechnica It'll impact any application that uses #Windows' #CryptoAPI and doesn't come with it's own #Encryption Library and #CertificateManagment.

IDK if the "#Linux Subsystem for #Windows" (The real "#WindowsSubsystemForLinux" is #Wine!) may or may not be as #cursed as to just wrap said functions into the #CryptoAPI instead of doing it with the applications' dependencies.

Needless to say all #Chromium variants and #IE / #Edge are vulnerable to this #Backdoor which exists since at least #WindowsXP to this day!