I too was looking forward to trying WSL 2 because we have some windows users.
One thing to keep in mind with WSL 2 is that it does not like to share files with windows. Here is a doc on the differences: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions And a note specifically on when WSL 1 is better: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#exceptions-for-using-wsl-1-rather-than-wsl-2 WSL 1 actually works *ok* too. But if you want to use a gui git like sourcetree (or even do your VCS from pycharm), you kinda want your files on windows host. And if you want to use windows host, my sense is WSL 1 is going to remain the better option. They are talking about enabling running gui apps in wsl 2, down the road. And this would change things because your IDE and any gui git tools could live in WSL 2, and therefore so could your code. On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 7:37 AM Jarek Potiuk <jarek.pot...@polidea.com> wrote: > Wonderful! Thank you. We already have some description of using dev env in > WSL https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/master/BREEZE.rst#docker-in-wsl > -> > So maybe that's a good chance to review it and make some PR with > clarifications there :)? > > J. > > On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 4:32 PM Shaw, Damian P. < > damian.sha...@credit-suisse.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I posted this earlier on Slack but I thought I'd also include it to the > > mailing list. > > > > Windows 10 2004 Stable just got released and it supports WSL2 meaning no > > need to use a preview ring anymore, and the latest version of Docker > > Desktop now supports Windows Home with WSL2 so no need to shell out $100 > > for Windows Pro anymore! > > > > I just did the following without any problem: > > > > 1. Got WSL2 working with Ubuntu: > > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 > > > > 2. Installed Docker Desktop (only non-default options WSL 2 > > backend): > https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install-windows-home > > > > 3. Git Cloned Apache Airflow in WSL2 Ubuntu (cd to ~ so it clones > > in Linux directory not Windows directory) > > > > 4. Ran ./breeze > > > > 5. Ran pytest > > > > Performance is significantly better than my previous attempts to run > > breeze under a virtualbox VM. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Damian > > > > > > > =============================================================================== > > > > Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic > > communications disclaimer: > > http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html > > > =============================================================================== > > > > > > > -- > > Jarek Potiuk > Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Principal Software Engineer > > M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129> > [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >
