You can install wsltty using the standalone installer, available at this link. Running on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10.Switchable terminal logging, switchable character information.Flexible configuration and resource folder options.Native Windows user interface with a simple options dialog.Multiple monitor support, changing DPI support.Ĭonfiguration features and system support.Window transparency, including glass effect.User interface language localization support.Flexible fullscreen, fullsize and border options.

Taskbar tasks (“jump list”) configuration.Virtual Tabs / session switcher and launcher.Window handling features and desktop integration Small program size and quick scrolling.Ability to open files and URLs with Ctrl+click.Drag & drop of text, files and folders.Support for all relevant mouse modes, including pixel-grained DEC locator mode.Character composition with full Unicode support, using dead keys and Compose key.Alternative fonts: simultaneous display of multiple fonts.Rich character attributes support, including italic, doubly underline, overline, strikeout, rapid blinking.Comprehensive character encoding support, including UTF-8 and wide character display.Xterm-compatible terminal emulation, coverage of DEC VT300 series terminal features and more.Luckily, there is MinTTY, a terminal emulator based on code from PuTTY 0.60 by Simon Tatham, that works well on Cygwin, MSYS or Msys2 and WSL.

The subsystem has some limitation, like a poor support for fuse (useful for forensic image mounting) but from my point of view, the worst lack is a very limited terminal emulator. Is a compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables natively on Windows 10, and allows the use of a rather real linux installation, without using a virtual machine. The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a great feature introduced in Windows 10.

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