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How to install Ubuntu on Windows

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If you currently use Windows as your primary operating system, but feel that you are missing out on some important Linux features, it is possible to install Ubuntu on Windows through the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) feature.

WSL is essentially virtualization, but it allows Ubuntu to closely integrate with Windows, resulting in only a small overhead to run the additional operating system, and the ability to natively access the entire Windows file system within Ubuntu.

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