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Show HN: NSL – WSL for Linux

167 points · 111 comments · bketelsen

  1. zahlman · · focus · HN ↗
    Why is this better than just spinning up another distro in a VM?
    1. bketelsen · · focus · HN ↗
      It really depends on how much of that other distro you really want/need. NSL's benefit for me is that it's headless unless I need a graphical app, then it shares the host's Wayland. My most common use case is an IDE inside a completely different distro from the host. If you want the whole desktop environment from your VM then NSL isn't your best route.
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