Running linux build on windows 11 computers success

[ryan-de-boer]

I use Windows 11 and wanted to get the linux version working so I can test my code changes there. I wanted to avoid having a heavy weight virtualbox with ubuntu and tried some other solutions. I tried unsuccessfully using docker. I ended up getting wsl with Ubuntu 24.04 working with flatpack and got it to work. Other integrations (eg docker) I tried only partially work like the main window is OK but diags fail, but with wsl and flatpack dialogs work too and they are nice and fast. It integrates really nicely with windows 11 desktop. I haven't got compiling and running Pinta from source working yet - it has runtime dependencies missing that the flatpack solves. So next I was thinking of testing plugins on the flatpack one so I can test code that way. Any one else had luck running linux builds on windows 11? I might end up using virtualbox anyway since I know that way will work. Anyone else got a code build & run working with wsl?

This post is useful "System installation on Debian based system":
#1930
This one too "Cannot build under Ubuntu":
#1522

TLDR:
Windows 11 WSL Ubuntu 24.04 flatpack works fast.

NOTE: Read the openSUSE-Tumbleweed distro in WSL comment, its better than Ubuntu!

[ryan-de-boer]

Had lots of trouble trying to get extensions to work, might have to give up on flatpack after all. Its a shame because it was so fast and integrated into Windows 11 so well.

[ryan-de-boer]

SUCCESS
I tried openSUSE-Tumbleweed distro in WSL and regular dotnet build and run works, and it works nice and fast and integrates well with Windows 11. I also got extensions working, the block one was really good to see how they are meant to be in 3.1. Now I can test my code without having to use virtualbox or have a linux partition etc.

TLDR:
Windows 11 WSL openSUSE-Tumbleweed builds perfect, extensions work and it is fast.