AI engineering glossary · Command line Git
What is WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?
Windows Subsystem for Linux (also called WSL): A Windows feature that runs a real Linux environment beside Windows, giving you Bash, Linux tools and package managers without a separate virtual machine or dual boot. It is popular among learners on Windows because most AI tooling and tutorials assume Linux commands.
Windows Subsystem for Linux: an example
A student on a Windows laptop installs Ubuntu under it and runs pip install and git commands exactly as in a Linux tutorial.
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Where you learn it
Windows Subsystem for Linux is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.